Willie Nelson, left, and Waylon Jennings are shown in this January 1978 file photo. Jennings died Wednesday after a long battle with diabetes-related health problems. He was 64. Jennings ...

For millions of fans, though, they were household gods with first-name-only status: Willie, Waylon, Johnny and Kris. Since their heyday, country had gone pop. Bands like Alabama had smoothed down ...

But I feel like culturally, Waylon and Willie [Nelson] are almost mythical, Marvel characters or something." Miller is one of ...