Waylon Jennings Diamonds LP

Diamonds is the second in a series of albums featuring unknown recordings by Waylon Jennings that his son Shooter Jennings recently unearthed. Compared to Songbird, it's a higher energy album, a "younger man's" album, where the tracks all share stories about the rollercoaster of relationships and unrequited love.

Shooter shared the first installment of newly uncovered songs in 2025 with Songbird, which was met by widespread acclaim from such publications as The New York Times, The Tennessean, Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Billboard, Stereogum, Variety, American Songwriter, Parade, Whiskey Riff, Holler Country and many more.

From Shooter Jennings:

To whoever may read this,

Back in 2024 when I opened my dad's personal recording archives, I found a treasure trove of unheard recordings. It was a life-altering event and immediately ignited a feeling of urgency to get these recordings out there to our family of fans who had so loyally kept him alive by listening to and singing his music.

In the process of combing through and cataloging all of his recordings, I started to get a grasp on all of the music that had not been heard before, and a story started to emerge in my mind. The way I wanted to reveal all of this music to the world was part of my job. With Songbird I knew it would be an emotional journey, hearing Waylon, in his prime, sing new songs to us was going to hit hard. A set of songs almost immediately presented itself to me as Songbird. But there was a second set forming, anchored by the mysterious song "Diamonds." It was a higher energy album, a "younger man's" album, if you will.

Now, I'm done and Diamonds is in your hands. Pour yourself a cup of something, turn down the lights and let's take a ride together.

'Diamonds' both sounds acutely familiar to Waylon with the two-tone bass beat and slightly funky late '70s sound, yet unique to Waylon since we rarely heard Waylon be so growly and animated in his studio performance.

For longtime fans, Diamonds offers another rare glimpse into Jennings' catalog and a reminder of why his music continues to stand the test of time.

Absolutely epic ... It's a music lovers dream