Quiet Lights and Country Roads: Julie Rae Jennings — A Family Portrait

Basic Information

Early life and the bloodline of music

I like to imagine Julie’s childhood as a movie shot in sepia — porch swings, vinyl spinning, and the steady low hum of a guitar. Born on August 12, 1958, she grew up in the orbit of one of country music’s most visible names, her father, Waylon Jennings — a figure whose life reads like a chapter in American music history. That pedigree didn’t mean Julie was living under a marquee; rather, it meant she learned the business side of music as much as the myth — helping “behind the scenes” in her father’s career long before the phrase “industry insider” became trendy.

Numbers tell a simple truth: Julie belonged to a family with at least seven known children in Waylon’s broader household (half-siblings and step-relations included), and she carried one branch of that family forward. Her roots trace to the grandparents you asked me to keep exactly as-written: William Alvin Jennings and Lorene Beatrice Shipley — names that anchor the genealogy and the oral histories of small-town Texas and the circuits of touring musicians.

Career — from backstage to the radio booth to the garden

Julie’s résumé reads like a life that prefers texture over headlines. She moved from the practical rhythms of working in her father’s music business — answering calls, learning logistics, watching shows get built and torn down — to the intimate, conversational art of radio. As a disc jockey she learned to shape a listening room with voice and song, which is, in its own way, a kind of gentle stage.

Later in life she swapped studio lights for the slow, honest labor of farming — growing, harvesting, selling produce — a pivot that tells me she liked tangible things: rows of plants, real schedules, real seasons. It’s a small, theatrical arc: from the electricity of performance to the slow choreography of seed and soil — and back again in stories and memories people tell.

Family map — who’s who, in plain terms

Family can be sprawling; it can fold like a map with routes you don’t always follow. Here’s a compact roster of the people who figure in Julie’s life as listed in the material you provided:

I’ll keep this simple: family isn’t a set of bullet points — it’s the echo in the photographs, the way names show up in guest books, the small rituals that survive public life.

Public mentions, gatherings, and remembrance

Julie’s public footprint was quiet — obituaries, guestbook memories, family posts and the occasional fan-page mention weaving her into the larger tapestry of the Jennings clan. Dates matter here: she passed on October 3, 2014, and those who knew her and those who adored the family left notes — short, luminous remembrances that read like film subtitles: “She helped Dad,” “She loved the land,” “She was a steady presence.” Some family posts referenced a “brave battle with cancer,” a line that lands like a shadow in many family narratives — brief, solemn, human.

Numbers and specifics that give shape

• Born: 1958 — a year that places her squarely in the post-war baby cohort, the generation that watched vinyl give way to cassettes and then to digital flashes.
• Died: 2014 — she lived 56 years, a number that feels both specific and small when you count the lives nested inside it: children, stepchildren, grandchildren, siblings.
• Immediate household roles: daughter, wife, mother, DJ, farmer, behind-the-scenes music worker — at least 5 distinct social roles she inhabited in public and private life.

FAQ

When was Julie Rae Jennings born and when did she die?

Julie Rae Jennings was born on August 12, 1958, and died on October 3, 2014.

Who were Julie’s parents and grandparents?

Her father was Waylon Jennings and her mother is listed as Maxine (appearing with variations such as Maxine Hines); the grandparents you supplied are William Alvin Jennings and Lorene Beatrice Shipley.

Was Julie involved in music like her father?

Yes — she worked in her father’s music business early on and later became a radio disc jockey, so music and media were part of her professional life.

Did Julie have children or grandchildren?

Yes — she had a son, Taylor Jennings (who preceded her in death), a stepdaughter Annie Burdette, and a granddaughter Serenity Miller.

What did Julie do later in life?

In her later years she farmed and sold produce, trading studio lights for soil and harvest schedules.

Was Julie ever married?

Yes — she was married to Larry Burdette.

Is there a recorded net worth for Julie Rae Jennings?

There is no widely published or verifiable net-worth figure associated with Julie in the public material provided.

How is Julie remembered by family and fans?

She is remembered in obituaries, guestbook notes, and family posts as a steady, hardworking presence — someone who bridged the world of an iconic father and the quieter, tactile life she chose for herself.