Shooter Jennings Says He Found Waylon Jennings’ Long-Lost Material, Preparing a New Album Called “Diamonds”

Shooter Jennings, a singer, musician, and Grammy-winning music producer, is keeping his late father’s legacy in motion by producing and assembling long-lost material he says he found that had been stashed away, according to an interview segment scheduled for CBS Sunday Morning.

Jennings, whose father Waylon Jennings was a major figure in country music, said the work of working through the recovered recordings is deeply emotional, describing the experience as both personal and professional as he prepares new releases tied to his father’s catalog.

The second of such albums, “Diamonds,” is planned for release later this year, according to the CBS News video description for the segment, which includes reporting by national correspondent Robert Costa.

The CBS piece frames the project as an act of preservation and continuation, with Jennings using his production skills to bring forward material that had not previously been released, while also maintaining family involvement in decisions about how the recordings are handled.

Because the CBS description does not specify how the material was located, what time period the recordings cover, or what role other musicians or producers may play, those details are not included in the reporting summary here.

It is also not clear from the description when “Diamonds” will be released, what formats it will be distributed in, or whether any singles have been scheduled, beyond the broader statement that the album is slated for later this year.

For audiences, the project points to continued interest in Waylon Jennings’ music and to the practical question of how estates and family-run curation efforts translate unreleased archives into public releases with clear credits and rights considerations.