This was a show Daddy did with Dolly Parton at Phoenix Symphony Hall in 1982 as an event for Johnny Collier in the KJJJ Radio music nights

The double neck guitar designed by Daddy. The original being done in 1965 and being fine tuned in 1969 for Waylon's spot on the Johnny Cash Show, March 1970. This was the newspaper clipping from the Mesa Tribune. To see the full article, click here

Backstage with Waylon and the Waylors
From left: Waylon, Jimmy, Sonny Ray - Bass & Vocals, Ken Mulhousen - Keyboard, Jack Huffman - Drums and Johnny the busdriver

The band getting ready for the curtain to open

Before working with Waylon Jimmy toured the west and northwest with Jerry Dallas and the Outlaws. Jerry, whose real name was Jerry Gropp was originally Waylon's rhythm man and vocals. From left back Jimmy, Jim Devine - drums, left front Jerry Gropp and Bill Harrison bass and vocals. This photo was taken at the Riverboat in Williston, N.D. 1967

After a large retirement show at Phoenix's Graham Central Station in 1984, Sonny talked Jimmy into going back into music and they formed a group called After Twenty Years. From left Rob Stevens - roady, Butch Schultz - drums and Jimmy

Scottsdale Festival of the Arts is a large 3 day yearly event drawing thousands of visitors from around the world. Jimmy and Sonny played there 2 years in a row. From left - Paul from Three Dog Night & Goose Creek Symphany brought his fiddle player along and dropped by to sit in with Sonny,Butch and Jimmy
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