The Steel Woods

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The Steel Woods
Wes Bayliss, Jason "Rowdy" Cope, Johnny Stanton, and Isaac Senty of The Steel Woods
Wes Bayliss, Jason "Rowdy" Cope, Johnny Stanton, and Isaac Senty of The Steel Woods
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Woods Music, Thirty Tigers
Associated acts
Websitethesteelwoods.com
Members
  • Wes Bayliss
  • Johnny Stanton
  • Isaac Senty
  • Tyler Powers
Past members
  • Jason "Rowdy" Cope
  • Jay Tooke

The Steel Woods are an American country music group[1] from Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Their debut album, Straw in the Wind, was released in 2017.[3]

The band has cited influences such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Led Zeppelin,[4][5] and have toured in support of artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dwight Yoakam, Jamey Johnson, Cody Jinks, Miranda Lambert, and Blackberry Smoke.[6]

Founding member and guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope died on January 16, 2021.

History[]

The Steel Woods were cofounded by Wes Bayliss and Jason "Rowdy" Cope. Bayliss is a multi-instrumentalist and lead singer, while lead guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope played in Jamey Johnson's band for nine years.[7]

Bayliss grew up in Woodland, Alabama, playing music in his family's gospel band and learned to play harmonica, mandolin, and guitar. In 2007, he moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he experimented further on different instruments.

Jason "Rowdy" Cope began to learn guitar at the age of 11. He later worked as a Los Angeles-based musician before moving to Nashville in 2007 and joined Jamey Johnson's band. In his nine years with Johnson, Cope co-wrote "Can't Cash My Checks," and helped Johnson make the Grammy-nominated and "That Lonesome Song" (2008) and "The Guitar Song" (2010).[8][dead link]

After playing in a cover band together, Cope and Bayliss adding bassist Johnny Stanton and original drummer Jay Tooke to round out the lineup of a new band. An eponymous EP came out in 2016, and the next year saw the release of Straw in the Wind on Thirty Tigers/Woods Music. The album featured a guest vocal appearance by Lindi Ortega and Brent Cobb also contributed as a songwriter. On June 10, 2017, it was at 42 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[9]

In the subsequent years, the band toured with fellow Southern rock artists Cody Johnson, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Myers, and Blackberry Smoke as well as inspirations such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Miranda Lambert.[7]

They recorded their second album, Old News, in Asheville at the site of an old church during a break in their touring schedule.[10] The album was released on January 18, 2019. In early 2020, Isaac Senty was named as drummer following Tooke's exit from the band to pursue other projects.[11]

The band's third album, All of Your Stones, was released in May 2021.[12]

Personnel[]

  • Wes Bayliss – guitar and vocals
  • Jason Cope – guitar (d. 2021)
  • Johnny Stanton – bassist
  • Isaac Senty – drums
  • Tyler Powers – guitar

Discography[]

Albums

  • Straw in the Wind (2017)
  • Old News (2019)
  • All of Your Stones (2021)[12]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: May 2017", Rolling Stone, May 9, 2017, retrieved September 19, 2017
  2. ^ Stroud, Scott (June 1, 2017), Review: The Steel Woods honor southern rock tradition, Associated Press, retrieved September 19, 2017
  3. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd. "The Steel Woods Plead For Civility With 'Old News'". www.kmuw.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ Burchard, Jeremy (2017-05-17). "Band to Watch: The Steel Woods, One of Southern Rock's New Revivalists". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ^ "The Steel Woods: Straw in the Wind". PopMatters. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ^ "Interview: Steel Woods @ Live Divide/Eagles Bozeman – June 2019". The BoZone. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Steel Woods – MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs". MoxieTalk. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  8. ^ Pisgah, Brewing (July 29, 2019). "The Steel Woods". Pisgah Brewing.
  9. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  10. ^ "Southern Rockers The Steel Woods Take a Big Leap Forward". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  11. ^ "The Steel Woods :: Official Site". The Steel Woods. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Horowitz, Hal (May 12, 2021). "Review: The Steel Woods' New Album Is Sadly A Final Testament To It's [sic] Late Co-Founder". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

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