Waylon Jennings Opens Up About Betrayal by Merle Haggard in Poker Game

Waylon Jennings revealed in his autobiography that after a tragic incident in which one of his band members died, he played a poker game with Merle Haggard and Merle's manager, Fuzzy Owens, and lost all his money. Waylon felt betrayed and believed there was malicious intent behind their actions. This incident strained their friendship, and they were never close again. Despite both being legends in country music, they never collaborated on music, likely due to this incident.