<P> Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor . He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith . </P> <P> Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award - winning country singer Sammi Smith . His father became a longtime picker for Willie Nelson; his mother toured with Waylon Jennings . Payne is named for Jennings, who is his godfather . Due to the divorce of his parents and their heavy touring schedules, when he was about four months old Payne's mother placed him with her brother and sister - in - law, Bob and Yvonne, in Vidor, Texas . Although he spent summers out on the road with his mother, he lived with his uncle and aunt, who were strict Christians, until he was about age 18 . </P>

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