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    • Feb 3, 1959
    Rock pioneer Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa, along with touring partners The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Holly's bass player, Waylon Jennings, gave up a seat on the plane
    Feb 7, 1959
    The day of Buddy Holly's funeral, his band--including Waylon Jennings--is forced to stay on the road, playing the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines
    Mar 21, 1960
    Waylon Jennings' third child, Buddy, is born
    Dec 10, 1962
    Waylon Jennings marries Lynne Gladys Jones, his second wife, in Las Vegas
    Jul 9, 1963
    Waylon Jennings signs a recording contract with A&M Records. Herb Alpert produces the first single under the deal: "Love Denied" backed with a remake of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On"
    Nov 16, 1964
    Bobby Bare sees Waylon Jennings perform at J.D.s in Phoenix. The next day, on his way to Las Vegas, Bare calls Chet Atkins and urges him to sign Jennings to RCA
    Nov 17, 1964
    One day after he saw Waylon Jennings perform at J.D.s in Phoenix, Bobby Bare calls Chet Atkins, while headed to Las Vegas, and urges him to sign Jennings to RCA. Atkins doesn't pursue it until Duane Eddy places a similar call a few weeks later
    Mar 16, 1965
    Waylon Jennings makes his first recordings in a new deal with RCA, working with Chet Atkins at a Nashville session
    Mar 19, 1965
    Waylon Jennings records his first charted single, "That's The Chance I'll Have To Take," at RCA Studio B in Nashville during an evening session
    May 4, 1965
    RCA releases Waylon Jennings' inaugural single for the label, "That's The Chance I'll Have To Take"
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