Waylon Jennings - Never Say Die: The Complete Final Concert (2000)

Waylon Jennings' Never Say Die concert at the Ryman Auditorium in 2000.
At age 63, Waylon Jennings may have reached the point that he was commercially marginal, but his long hit-filled career gives him a repertoire that can make for a powerful concert set, and on this album, recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in January 2000, he demonstrates that he remains able to turn in a performance to match.
This is a special show, with frequent guest-star appearances from Jennings' acolytes
In addition to the familiar material, Jennings mixes in songs from his little-heard late-'90s albums, such as the title track from his 1998 collection Closing in on the Fire, and covers the pop hits "Drift Away" and "Never Been to Spain." He makes an engaging host, joking with his guests and talking to the audience, but what matters most is that his bass baritone remains sturdy, while his veteran band (which earns a co-billing) still plays his songs with authority. Jennings vows that he is "Goin' Down Rockin'," and if so, that's appropriate, but this concert suggests there's still plenty of life in him.

Tracklist:

01. Never Say Die
02. Medley: Good Hearted Woman / Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
03. Trouble Man
04. Medley: Amanda / A Couple More Years
05. Waymore's Blues (Special Guest Appearance By John Anderson)
06. It's The World's Gone Crazy (Cotillion)
07. Love's The Only Chain (Special Guest Appearance By Jessi Colter)
08. I'm Not Lisa (Special Guest Appearance By Jessi Colter)
09. Storms Never Last (Special Guest Appearance By Jessi Colter)
10. Suspicious Minds (Special Guest Appearance By Jessi Colter)
11. Closing In On The Fire
12. I'm A Ramblin' Man (Special Guest Appearance By Montgomery Gentry)
13. Help Me Make It Through The Night
14. Havin' A Good Time
15. Shakin' The Blues
16. Nothing Catches Jesus By Surprise
17. Never Been To Spain
18. Drift Away
19. I've Always Been Crazy (Special Guest Appearance By Travis Tritt)
20. Goin' Down Rockin'
21. The Weight
22. Can't You See

+ BONUS FEATURES: Exclusive 30 minute featurette with never-before-seen rehearsal footage and interviews conducted in 2000 with Waylon, Jessi, Bobby Bare, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, Richie Albright and many others.

Musicians:

Waylon Jennings - Electric Guitar, Vocals
Jessi Colter - Piano, Vocals
Richie Albright - Drums
Barny Robertson - Keys, Vocals
Jenny Lynn - Fiddle, Cello
Reggie Young - Lead Guitar
Jerry Bridges - Bass Guitar
Rance Wasson - Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Robby Turner - Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Carter Robertson - Vocals

Jim Horn and The Wailin' Waylon Horns:
Jim Horn - Tenor, Alto Sax, Flute
Charles Rose - Trombone
Steve Herrman - Trumpet

Produced by Waylon Jennings and Blake Chancey.