Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings' Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81 Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings' Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81 A member of Jennings' band the Waylors since 1964, he is essential to the story of Waylon, who referred to Albright as "my right hand" Joseph Hudak, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Richie Albright, who manned the drum kit for Waylon Jennings since the Sixties and was essential to the Outlaw country trailblazer’s signature rock-based sound, died suddenly Tuesday in Nashville. He was 81. A rep for Shooter Jennings, with whom Albright toured up until 2017, confirmed Albright’s death to Rolling Stone. An Oklahoma native, Albright joined Jennings’ backing band the Waylors in 1964 in Arizona, and the group developed a fan base at the Tempe nightspot J.D.’s. Jennings’ first album, in fact, was named after the club,