Sturgill Simpson

John Sturgill Simpson born June 8 1978 is an American country music singersongwriter and actor As of February 2022 he has released seven albums as a solo artist His first two albums High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music were independently released in 2013 and 2014 respectively The latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album listed 18th on Rolling Stones 50 Best Albums of 2014 and named among NPRs 50 Favorite Albums of 2014 His third album A Sailors Guide to Earth was released in April 2016 on Atlantic Records and was Simpsons first majorlabel release later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year Simpsons 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 was released in August 2021 He has stated that The Ballad of Dood and Juanita would be his last album as Sturgill Simpson