Waylon Forever is an outlaw country album by Waylon Jennings which was released on October 21, 2008, on the Vagrant Records label. The backing band for this album is Waylon's son Shooter and his band, the .357's.
53-438: Waylon's posthumous album reveals his final recordings of unheard material. Much of this album was recorded in the mid-to-late 1990s but was forgotten about until about 2007. Shooter and his band went in the studio to augment the original recordings. Dave Cobb produced. The song "Outlaw Shit" is a reworked version of " Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand ". This 2000s country music album–related article
106-641: A frigate , Simpson spent some time in Japan. He later lived in Everett and Seattle, Washington, where he waited tables at IHOP , before moving back home to Lexington , Kentucky . Simpson formed the country rock band Sunday Valley in 2004, which played at the Pickathon festival in Portland, Oregon . He later moved to Nashville, but says he "didn't have the foggiest notion of how to hustle my music ... [it]
159-731: A recording studio in a bedroom-sized room at the back of his house and named it Low Country Sound. After meeting Sturgill Simpson at a Billy Joe Shaver concert, Cobb produced Simpson's debut studio album High Top Mountain (2013) and its follow-up, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014). Recorded at Cobb's Low Country Sound studio in only four days, Cobb used many different vintage recording techniques, avoiding any electronic recording approaches for this particular album. Cobb began working with Jason Isbell in 2013. Isbell's album Southeastern , recorded in Cobb's home and studio,
212-507: A 2020 interview, he said that he had been pursuing his own forms of self-care, including cutting sugar from his diet, racing rally cars , participating in shooting ranges , and ignoring news regarding the 2020 presidential election . In the same interview, he described his political views as not leaning "one way or the other" and classified himself as an anarchist . Simpson also took up horseback riding before filming his role in Killers of
265-633: A December episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers . In 2015, he returned to The Late Show and Conan , respectively playing "Long White Line" in February and "Just Let Go" in April. He played the Grand Ole Opry , and he also opened for Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits . In late 2015, he was the opening act for Merle Haggard. His cover of "The Promise" by 1980s band When In Rome
318-404: A Troubled Man’s Mind , who came to prominence half a year prior with the viral single " Rich Men North of Richmond ". While most of the songs were already released as acoustic recordings, they were re-recorded and provided new arrangements by Cobb. Cobb has said he focuses on the performer's voice, aiming for an end product which sounds natural. Cobb often plays guitar, and occasionally drums, on
371-607: A cover of Nirvana's " In Bloom ." Sailor's Guide , which marked Simpson's major label debut, was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards . In January 2017, Simpson appeared on the Felicity Jones -hosted episode of Saturday Night Live , playing "Keep It Between the Lines" and "Call to Arms." On November 8, 2017, Simpson livestreamed himself busking and meeting fans outside
424-636: A member of a doomsday prepping militia. He sang a cover of " All the Gold in California " that was later released on the season's soundtrack under the name of his character Brother Marshall and the Choir of Fire. Simpson has also expressed an interest in screenwriting ; during a 2020 interview, he stated that he was working on a "punk rock" reboot of the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London , as well as
477-479: A proper band with several musicians he respects, believing that it would be more "democratic" in terms of creativity. In September 2021, Simpson cancelled his remaining tour dates for the rest of the year after suffering a vocal cord hemorrhage . Simpson announced a new album and tour in 2024, both to be credited to "Johnny Blue Skies". The moniker had been used in Simpsons' work several times before, including as
530-606: A record contract by people who were no longer in his life. He also claimed that his Grammy nominations for A Sailor's Guide To Earth were a scheme for the record labels to get a return on their investment, and had nothing to do with him or his music, referencing frequent criticisms of bias and "secret committees" within the Grammys. Simpson was originally going to perform at the Woodstock 50 music festival in August 2019, before
583-595: A script based on his experiences in the Navy. Speaking on his acting career, Simpson said he did not consider himself an actor, "just a creative person seeking expression wherever that may come from." Simpson's overall sound was described by Indiewire as "a mesmerizing and sometimes bewildering mix of traditional country sounds, contemporary philosophy, and psychedelic recording-studio wizardry." Simpson cites Merle Haggard , Willie Nelson , Keith Whitley , and Marty Robbins as large influences on his music. However, Simpson
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#1732797994589636-434: A very profound and intense way" and also devoted more time to his children. Simpson helped produce fellow Kentucky singer/songwriter Tyler Childers ' 2017 album Purgatory after being introduced to Childers by drummer Miles Miller. Simpson would work with Childers again as producer on his next album, 2019's Country Squire . In a March 5, 2018, interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Simpson revealed that he
689-480: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dave Cobb Dave Cobb (born July 9, 1974) is a thirteen-time Grammy Award winning American record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee , best known for producing the work of Chris Stapleton , Brandi Carlile , John Prine , Sturgill Simpson , Jason Isbell , The Highwomen , Take That , Rival Sons , and Zayn Malik , among others. Cobb
742-650: Is also a contributor to the six million-selling 2018 A Star Is Born soundtrack and produced " Always Remember Us This Way " for Lady Gaga . Cobb was born in Savannah, Georgia , to Mary Cobb (née Floyd) and David Cobb, Sr.. He attended The Cottage School in Roswell . Cobb said his family was very religious and was active in the Pentecostal faith (his maternal grandmother was a minister). Cobb began playing drums and taking guitar lessons at church when he
795-649: Is also frequently compared to Waylon Jennings , and his style to the outlaw country genre of country music. Waylon Jennings' son Shooter Jennings says, "Sturgill isn't imitating at all, and he sounds like my favorite era of my dad, the Seventies, when he would sing quieter and more conversational. That's what struck me about Sturgill from Day One. And still does." Country Music Television suggested that Simpson has "a voice that recalls Merle Haggard [and] guitar licks that bring Buck Owens to mind." Simpson's song "Oh Sarah", from his album A Sailor's Guide to Earth ,
848-625: Is dedicated to his wife, and the record as a whole is dedicated to his first son. The couple have three sons. Simpson is a Kentucky Colonel , having been honoured at the Kentucky State Capitol on March 20, 2018. Rep. James Kay described Simpson as "independent" and "very proud to be from our great Commonwealth," calling Metamodern Sounds in Country Music "one of the best albums of all time ... pure Kentucky and ... pure Sturgill Simpson." Simpson has been open about his struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues. In
901-714: Is named after a cemetery near Jackson where many of Simpson's family members are buried. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated High Top Mountain 3 1 ⁄ 2 stars out of 5, comparing its sound favorably to Waylon Jennings. The album's style has also been compared to that of Merle Haggard . Erik Ernst of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel also compared it to Jennings, saying that it had "rich vintage sounds, heartbreaking ballads, and juke-joint ramblers". In 2014, Simpson released his second album, again produced by Dave Cobb, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music , to positive reviews. The lead single
954-442: Is shot at FAME. In 2015, Cobb founded Low Country Sound (LCS), a record label imprint of Elektra that has a distribution deal with Atlantic Records . The debut project for Low Country Sound was the 2015 record Delilah by Anderson East , who is currently signed with the label. The same year, Cobb co-produced Chris Stapleton 's debut studio album Traveller at the historic RCA Studio A on Nashville's Music Row , which
1007-507: Is that I was always supposed to be an independent artist." Simpson released the concept album The Ballad of Dood and Juanita on August 20, 2021. He described the album as "traditional country, bluegrass and mountain music, including gospel and a cappella ." It was written and recorded in less than one week, alongside the same musicians Simpson worked with for the Cuttin' Grass series. In an interview with Rolling Stone released upon
1060-556: Is the first male on her side of the family to not work in a strip mine or deep mine. Simpson says of his educational career that he was "not a great student". His parents divorced when he was in the seventh grade. He only "barely graduated" from Woodford High, enlisting in the United States Navy in his senior year. After three years in the Navy, where he worked in the Combat Information Center of
1113-503: The 59th Grammy Awards and also being nominated for Album of the Year . Simpson's fourth album, Sound & Fury , was released on September 27, 2019, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards . He released two albums in 2020 – Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 – which feature bluegrass interpretations of songs from across his catalog, and marked his return to independent music. His seventh studio album, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita
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#17327979945891166-873: The Bridgestone Arena in Nashville during the Country Music Association Awards ceremony, as a tongue-in-cheek response to his not being nominated for or invited to that year's awards. Simpson had planned to take a break from touring for the entirety of 2017 to focus on his family, but reconsidered after his Grammy nominations. He began touring again in May 2017 by playing a show at the Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama , with Margo Price . He also performed as
1219-721: The "O" Back in Country . Over the next several years, Cobb produced more albums by Jennings, as well as albums by such rock bands as Rival Sons , and co-produced Jamey Johnson 's That Lonesome Song (2008) and The Guitar Song (2009). In 2009, thanks to his professional connection to Jennings, Cobb produced the Oak Ridge Boys ' record The Boys Are Back , encouraging the band to record outside their standard catalog. The group then went on to cover songs by The White Stripes , Neil Young and John Lee Hooker . In 2011 Cobb moved to Nashville, Tennessee . Cobb established
1272-580: The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Simpson made his acting debut with a cameo in the 2011 indie film Orca Park . In 2018, he also had a role in the short film Black Hog Gut . He secured his first substantial role the same year, appearing in several episodes of the CBS All Access television series One Dollar , in which he plays the part of Ken Fry, a laid-off steel mill worker who sells stolen goods. In 2019, he wrote and performed
1325-625: The US in 2013 and 2014 and in Europe, through the British record label Loose . The latter album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album , listed 18th on Rolling Stone ' s "50 Best Albums of 2014," and named among " NPR 's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." Simpson's third album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth , was released in April 2016 on Atlantic Records and was his first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at
1378-415: The album's debut, Simpson stated that The Ballad of Dood and Juanita would be the last record he wished to release under his own name, claiming "this is the last Sturgill record." The Ballad of Dood and Juanita concluded a five-album "arc" he had envisioned and previously committed to, consisting of his five main albums and minus the Cuttin' Grass series. However, Simpson also expressed a desire to form
1431-696: The albums being recorded at the studio, as does The Oak Ridge Boys' 2018 release, 17th Avenue Revival , referring to the studio's location on 17th Avenue in Nashville. In 2022, Cobb produced Gavin DeGraw 's eighth album titled Face the River , the album 4 by Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, as well as Sammy Hagar and the Circle 's album Crazy Times . In 2024, Cobb produced singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony 's debut album Hymnal of
1484-458: The anime. Pitchfork praised the album as "synth-rock at its scuzziest". In a 2020 interview, Simpson described Sound & Fury as a record born from "burnout," especially in reaction to his 2017 tours, as well as the realization that he had become disillusioned with the music industry. He cut off contact with Elektra and refused to give them any material after the release of Sound & Fury . Simpson claimed that Elektra "[did not] know what
1537-599: The artist's experiences growing up in the South . It contains song contributions by Zac Brown , Anderson East , Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert , Morgane and Chris Stapleton among others. It was officially released on March 18, 2016. RCA Studio A was saved from demolition, and in July 2016, Cobb began a long-term residency at the studio. The title of Chris Stapleton's 2017 releases From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2 refer to
1590-458: The band and producer Duane Lundy . He and his wife moved to Nashville when the group disbanded in 2012. After going solo, Simpson released his debut album High Top Mountain in 2013, which he self-funded, self-released, and had cut in Nashville. The album was produced by Dave Cobb . Among the session musicians were Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano and Robby Turner , a former guitarist for Waylon Jennings , on steel guitar . The record
1643-522: The festival's cancellation. On October 16, 2020, Simpson released his first bluegrass album, titled Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions . The album features 20 songs, including bluegrass renditions of tracks culled from his first three albums, as well as songs dating back to his mid-2000s band Sunday Valley. The album was Simpson's first collaboration with Thirty Tigers (a distribution label for independent artists), whom he began to work with after ending his contract with Elektra. The album
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1696-464: The first track from his third album, A Sailor's Guide To Earth , a song called "Brace For Impact (Live a Little)", with the album itself released in April. The album, which was recorded live, has been described as a "heartfelt" guide to living from Simpson to his infant son, and Simpson produced it himself, replacing Dave Cobb, the producer of his two previous records. It features work by The Dap-Kings from Brooklyn 's Daptone Records , as well as
1749-418: The fuck to do" with him, as he created Sound & Fury to be difficult to market, and left Elektra with a "giant un-recouped debt" upwards of a million dollars from costs relating to the album's companion film, which was similarly hard to promote. In the same interview, Simpson heavily criticized record labels, calling them overly controlling yet noncontributory, and claimed that he was manipulated into signing
1802-500: The inspiration derived from new discovery, predominantly drives the organic quality of a song. Cobb lives in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville , Tennessee . Cobb is married; he and his wife, who is from Albania , have one daughter together. One of Cobb's paternal cousins from Georgia is the singer-songwriter Brent Cobb . Additionally, Cobb said he grew up with musician Butch Walker . Cobb has talked about
1855-581: The long-term passion that turned into a serious hobby where he explores different types of wine, especially from Paso Robles and other California vineyards. Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of June 2024, he has released eight albums as a solo artist. Simpson's style has been met with critical favor and frequent comparisons to outlaw country . His first two albums, High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music , were independently released in
1908-507: The name of a production company for the Sound & Fury film and as an easter egg in the artwork to A Sailor's Guide to Earth . The album, Passage du Desir , was released on July 12, 2024. The album was recorded in London and Nashville and was inspired by Simpson's travels in Europe and Asia in the years following his vocal injury. On October 26, 2024, Simpson was inducted into
1961-450: The opening act for three shows during the Guns N' Roses "Not in this Lifetime" tour in the summer of 2017. Simpson later stated that he was "talked into" returning to touring, despite his family commitments and feelings of exhaustion. While on the road in 2017, he suffered from a relapse of substance abuse and depression , though after the tour's conclusion, he reconnected with his wife "in
2014-470: The records he produces. Cobb cites Jimmy Miller ( Sticky Fingers , Exile on Main Street ) as an important influence in his approach to producing, as well as Glyn Johns and Brendan O'Brien . Current influences include Gabriel Roth ( Daptone Records ). Cobb also is known to not have a preference over analog recordings versus digital, instead believing the spontaneous nature of creativity as well as
2067-599: The second of which Dave Cobb co-produced. Cobb's involvement in the recording process got him interested in working in the recording studio and led to him recording and producing other bands he was friends with. Cobb left the band and moved to Los Angeles, California in 2004. Cobb's manager, Andrew Brightman, introduced him to Shooter Jennings , and the two became friends, connecting over shared interest in bands like Ministry , Skinny Puppy , and Nine Inch Nails . Jennings also expanded Cobb's country music education and, in 2005, Cobb produced Jennings' debut solo album Put
2120-428: The theme song for Jim Jarmusch 's horror-comedy movie The Dead Don't Die , in which he also appeared as "Sturgill Zombie". A short time later, he appeared as a police officer who is killed in a struggle with one of the protagonists in the movie Queen & Slim , and in 2020, he appeared in the horror movie The Hunt . That same year, Simpson had a supporting role in the drama film Materna . In 2021, Simpson
2173-601: The track "Sing Along" being released the same day. The album itself was released to positive reviews on September 27. It was released under the Elektra Records label, which Simpson was transferred to in 2018 following his time at Atlantic Records. Breaking with Simpson's established country style, it featured a fuzzy hard rock sound augmented by extensive use of synthesizers , influenced by psychedelia, funk, and electronic rock. The tracks "Sing Along" and "A Good Look" both featured music videos which included clips from
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2226-666: The year by The New York Times writer Nate Chinen. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music received a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album in 2014. Simpson made his US network television debut on July 14, 2014, on the Late Show with David Letterman , playing "Life of Sin". That year, he would go on to play "Living the Dream" on a September episode of Conan , " Turtles All the Way Down " on an October episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and " The Promise " on
2279-401: Was "Living the Dream". The album has been described as "flesh[ing] out a deep and unconventional relationship between traditionalism and new ways of thinking," and a departure from Simpson's more traditional hard country debut. Simpson said that "recording and mixing was done in five and a half days for about $ 4,000. I was pretty proud about that." The album was ranked as one of the ten best of
2332-511: Was a total bust." Setting his musical ambitions aside, Simpson focused on building a career at a Salt Lake City railroad freight-shipping yard for Union Pacific Railroad , which he eventually ended up managing. He credits his wife and friends with changing what he characterized as a hobbyist focus on songwriting and playing to convincing him to get serious about music as a potential career. After playing local open mics and gigs, Simpson returned to Sunday Valley, touring and making an album with
2385-410: Was an effort to chronicle an acoustic sound similar to what is found on Simon And Garfunkel 's Bridge over Troubled Water , where a non-traditional recording environment was captured to provide an organic, live and "warm" sound. The same year, Cobb began work producing Early Morning Shakes , the third studio album from Whiskey Myers , a Country Southern rock band from Palestine, Texas . The record
2438-680: Was cast in Martin Scorsese 's epic Western crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) as bootlegger Henry Grammer , who was involved in the Osage Indian murders . Simpson's role in the film was announced on April 6, 2021; fellow country singer Jason Isbell was also announced as being part of the cast. In 2023, Simpson joined the cast for the third season of the HBO crime comedy The Righteous Gemstones playing Marshall,
2491-688: Was featured in the Season 2 Episode 9 of the HBO series The Leftovers in November 2015. The first track from this album, "Turtles All The Way Down," was featured in the soundtrack for Season 1 Episode 5 of HBO's series Watchmen in November 2019. Simpson also wrote and performed "Sugar Daddy", the theme song to the Martin Scorsese / Mick Jagger -produced TV show, Vinyl . As of July 2015, Simpson's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing —an agreement that followed his record deal with Atlantic Records in 2015. In March 2016, Simpson released
2544-480: Was four years old. Cobb's career in music began as a session musician in Atlanta , sometimes working with producers Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri . In the late 1990s he joined Britpop band The Tender Idols, featuring Ian Webber (vocals), Danny Howes (guitar), Guy Strauss (drums) and Joe Jones (bass), and Cobb on guitar and bass. The band signed with New York record label Emagine and released three LPs ,
2597-506: Was officially released through High Top Mountain Records, a label that Simpson owns, and it was marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers. On December 11, 2020, Simpson released Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2 , consisting of 12 more bluegrass recordings that Simpson was "too afraid to do on volume 1." The Cuttin' Grass series marked a return to independent music for Simpson, who stated "I'm realizing more and more every day what I already knew, which
2650-641: Was released in August 2021. Having promised to release only five studio albums under his own name, not counting the Cuttin' Grass project, Simpson debuted the alter ego Johnny Blue Skies for his eighth album Passage du Desir . John Sturgill Simpson was born in Jackson , Breathitt County , Kentucky . His father was a Kentucky State Police Trooper who formerly worked undercover. Due to his father's work, Simpson's family moved to Versailles , outside Lexington , where Simpson attended Woodford County High School . His mother's family were coal miners, and he
2703-506: Was released on February 4, 2014. Cobb met singer-songwriter Anderson East at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe , and Cobb ended up producing East's 2015 album Delilah , which was recorded at FAME Studios in North Alabama's Muscle Shoals . Rodney Hall from FAME allowed the pair into the archives—in the vault they found George Jackson 's song, "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em," which is now a track on Delilah. The video for "Find 'Em"
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#17327979945892756-651: Was slated for demolition. The album would go on to top the Billboard Year-End Top Country Albums chart in 2016 and 2017, and win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album . On March 18, 2016, the collaborative album Southern Family was released on the Low Country Sound imprint. Produced and curated by Cobb, the concept album was inspired by the album White Mansions , with themes centered on family values and
2809-446: Was working on his fourth studio album, and hinted that it would be a double album , though this was ultimately not the case. The title, Sound & Fury , was announced on July 21, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con , with Simpson describing it as a "sleazy, steamy rock'n'roll record". A companion anime film bearing the same name was also released on Netflix . The album was officially made available for pre-order on August 20, 2019, with
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