Waylon Payne

Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is the son of country singer Sammi Smith and guitarist Jody Payne, and was named after his godfather, Waylon Jennings. Payne has released three studio albums: The Drifter (2003), Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me (2020), and Wayward (2026). As an actor, he portrayed Jerry Lee Lewis in the Johnny Cash biographical film Walk the Line and guitarist Hank Garland in Crazy.