GALLERY | GORDON PAYNE

A life in music, on the road, and in the moment—these images capture the stories behind the songs and the man who lived them.

Waylon Jennings and Jessie Coulter with Gordon's parents, Juanita and Wayne Payne
Gordon Payne with his son
Gordon Payne and Carter Robertson, members of The Waylors
Gordon Payne with Hank Williams Jr and friends
Gordon Payne playing guitar for Waylon Jennings
Gordon Payne with Waylon Jennings band
Gordon Payne
Gordon Payne
Gordon Payne Nashville
Gordon Payne Nashville
Gordon Payne Nashville guitar
Gordon Payne Nashville
Gordon Payne
Gordon Payne, Nashville 1970's
Gordon Payne, Nashville 1970's
Gordon Payne, 1970's Nashville
Gordon Payne
Gordon Payne's wife, Pat Payne, watching Waylon Jennings band
Gordon Payne's family 1970's
Gordon Payne, Jessie Coulter meeting President Jimmy Carter
Waylon Jennings swag
Gordon Payne newspaper
Gordon Payne and JI Allison with The Crickets
Gordon Payne, high school photo
Gordon Payne, 1970's
Gordon Payne playing with Waylon Jennings, Jessie Coulter, and Carter Robertson
Gordon Payne playing harmonica for Waylon Jennings
Gordon Payne on stage with Waylon Jennings and Ritchie Albright
Gordon Payne with The Crickets in 1980's
Gordon Payne album cover of self-titled album
Gordon Payne, JI Allison, and Joe B. Mauldin of The Crickets