Waylon Jennings Has Three New Albums Coming — 23 Years After His Passing

Waylon Jennings may have passed in 2002, but the outlaw country legend has new music on the way — three full albums, to be exact.

Fans of old-school country got a surprise this weekend when Shooter Jennings shared an exciting update on a project he first teased last year. The son of the country icon revealed he’s been hard at work unearthing a massive archive of his father’s unheard recordings — and what he found will soon hit the airwaves.

“In the summer of 2024, I began digging through and cataloging the hundreds of high-resolution multitrack transfers of my father’s personal studio recordings,” Shooter posted on Instagram.

What he discovered wasn’t just demos or scraps — it was gold.“These weren’t demos — these were full songs meant for release,” he wrote. “As my dad’s career moved into the digital era of the late ’80s, a lot of these classic recordings were set aside.”

Shooter spent months inside Sunset Sound Studio 3, listening, mixing, and bringing the tracks to life. The result: enough for three full albums of previously unreleased music from Waylon Jennings and his legendary band, The Waylors.

For a few tracks that needed polish, Shooter brought in surviving Waylors members, along with artists like Elizabeth Cook and Ashley Monroe, to finish them. And the mixes? Shooter kept them true to their roots — done entirely analog.

The first album, titled “Songbird,” is set to drop on October 3.

“The next few years are going to be full of some of the most exciting musical moments that the world never knew they were going to hear,” Shooter wrote.
 “This project has given me an entirely new chapter in my relationship with my father... The passion and the soul within is as alive today as it was the day it was recorded.”

Shooter signed off with a line that’ll resonate with every outlaw country fan:

“Enough explaining — just put the damn record on... and remember: Waylon Jennings is STILL the King!”

🎸 Quick Details about The New Generation of Jennings

The Jennings musical bloodline runs deep. Shooter Jennings and his cousin Struggle Jennings (grandson of Waylon) have continued carrying the outlaw tradition forward.

The two even teamed up for the 2021 single “Love Won,” blending Shooter’s rock-country vibes with Struggle’s southern hip-hop style — a perfect example of how the Jennings name still evolves with the times.

Years earlier, in 2012, Struggle dropped one of his signature tracks: a hard-hitting remake of Waylon’s classic outlaw anthem, “Outlaw Shit.” The track, a modern nod to the original, became a fan favorite and helped introduce Waylon’s outlaw spirit to a new generation of fans.

With these new albums on the way and both Shooter and Struggle continuing to make waves, it’s clear: the Jennings legacy is alive and well — and outlaw country is far from done.