Waylon Jennings’ Son Says He’s Found ‘Treasure Trove’ Of Unheard Music Dad Made, Will Release

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Waylon Jennings’ son, Shooter Jennings, shared on Father’s Day that he’s found a “treasure trove” of unheard music that his dad made and said he will release it all in a new album.

In a lengthy post on Facebook, Shooter wrote that he’d found never-before-heard music his dad recorded before the country legend died in 2002, and said that a new album with his dad’s songs will be coming in 2025.

“When I was young, in the house that I grew up in, there was a room that was always locked. The ‘storage room’ is what my parents call it,” Shooter wrote. “I have vivid memories of dozens of grey boxes in cubby holes with notes jotted in marker on the outside. I knew what was in those boxes was my dad’s work.”

Years after his dad died, Shooter explained that tapes his father had left in his office or in various studios around Nashville were all compiled and transferred to digital drives, but they just sat. In 2014, the process took place again to put the music on even more modern drives, but once again they sat “waiting,” until recently.

“What I expected to find was a catalog of all of my dad’s albums and recordings,” the late-singer’s son wrote. “I knew there were a few songs that were never released, for whatever reasons, so I had my fingers crossed that I would maybe find something special and rare along the way that I could share with you.”

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“What I found was massive historical documentation of a man and a band with an incredible friendship, worth ethic and deep passion for playing and recording music,” he added. “What I found was way beyond my wildest fantasies.”

Shooter said he then set out to bring life to those “lost” and with the help of a pal, Shooter said he has done it, Whiskey Riff.com noted.

“I’m in possession of a treasure trove of previously unheard full band Waylon Jennings multi-track recording from the 70’s and early 80’s and I have begun preparing the material to be mixed…” Jennings wrote.

“These are not demos. These are not unfinished, but, they will take some time to explore, prepare, and mix,” he added. “You’ve got something to look forward to – there will be new, classic Waylon Jennings music in 2025. Stay tuned.”