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TGen Creates Waylon Jennings Research Fund to Combat Diabetes

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has established the Waylon Jennings Research Fund to help fuel the fight against diabetes. In partnership with the BMI legend’s wife Jessi Colter and son Shooter Jennings, TGen will use the Waylon Jennings Research Fund to raise awareness and capital benefiting its research, which is focused on the genetic factors that cause or contribute to complications due to…
BMI Legends Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings Inducted Into Hollywood RockWalk
BMI's Barbara Cane, Tracie Verlinde and Joe Maggini were on hand to celebrate the induction of legendary BMI songwriters Kris Kristofferson and the late Waylon Jennings into the Hollywood RockWalk in Los Angeles. BMI country singer/songwriter Jessi Colter, Jennings' wife, accepted the posthumous induction in his honor.
Songwriter Jessi Colter Joins BMI Staffers at Team Retreat
Members of the BMI Media Relations team played host to singer/songwriter Jessi Colter at a recent staff retreat held in Arizona. Colter spoke about her long history with BMI, songwriting and her new record set to be released in January on Shout Factory! Records. Discovered in her teens by her future first husband rockabilly guitarist Duane Eddy, Colter wrote and recorded a string of successful songs, including…
