Why would Waylon Jennings not walk?

Why would Waylon Jennings not walk?

He had been plagued with diabetes-related health problems in recent years that made it difficult for him to walk. In December, his left foot was amputated at a Phoenix hospital. Jennings and his wife, singer Jessi Colter, sold their home in Nashville more than a year ago and moved to Chandler, Ariz.

Why was Waylon Jennings in a wheelchair?

Jennings was in a wheelchair at the funeral for Chet Atkins in July 2001. He lost his left foot to complications from diabetes in December.

What illness did Waylon Jennings have?

14, 2002 — He was a Highwayman, Outlaw and a Cricket. Country music lost one of its honky-tonk heroes Wednesday, when Waylon Jennings succumbed to diabetes-related illnesses. He is said to have died peacefully, at home.

What was Waylon Jennings last words?

Jennings told CMT.com that the brutal crash left scars that still haunted him 40 years after Holly’s death. Jennings never came to terms with his last words to Holly, the joking refrain, “I hope your ol’ plane crashes.”