Producer Dave Cobb has brought out the best in great artists including: Whiskey Myers, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson. Up next for Cobb, Canadian country singer Corb Lund.
Since last year's release of "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music," critics have been throwing accolades at Sturgill Simpson like he is the savior of country music. And while he probably won't be, although he should be, music lovers everywhere are responding with sold-out after sold-out Sturgill show.
Country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson halted a weekend show in Kentucky to stop a fight, and then picked up right where he left off, as if nothing had gone wrong. Well, almost.
He is country, but he is more than that. Sturgill Simpson's music has the unique ability to appeal to all music lovers. Play one of his songs for that friend of yours that "absolutely hates" country. They'll like it.
Jason Isbell swept the three categories in which he was nominated at the Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last night. Isbell scored victories in the "Artist of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Album of the Year" categories...
Time, once again, for me to DVR a show I've heard good things about, thought I should check out, but never did. Our pal, Sturgill Simpson, a.k.a. the Savior of Country Music, has a song that is set to be featured on FX's The Bridge.