Waylon Payne is the son of country singer Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make it Through the Night") and Jody Payne, longtime guitarist for Willie Nelson. He is also musician himself. He released his first album "Drifter" in 2004 on the Universal label. He has sinced left Universal and is working on his next album independently for CBuJ Entertainment. That album, Waylon Payne - Live at The Fillmore is a collection of songs performed at the landmark venue during a four-night opening stand for Willie Nelson in 2004. In addition to being a musician he has recently added acting to his resume. He recently appeared as the rocking piano player Jerry Lee Lewis in the Johnny Cash Biopic "Walk The Line", and then as the 1950s guitarist Hank Garland, in the bio pic of Hank's life entitled "Crazy", which is scheduled for theatrical release in the fall of 2008.