Despite the unexpected death in January of his bandmate Jason "Rowdy" Cope, who made up the other half of The Steel Woods, which pulls into The Shed in Maryville for a two-night stand starting Friday he's made his peace with it, he told The Daily Times this week. He wanted to put. ? Shortly thereafter, I was able to see them play at Songbirds in Chattanooga. The event brought people from all over the country as they raised more than $10,000 in two days. Besides this being Rowdys story of what he went through, and what you guys all went through as a band, and just the general idea. Lexi Len Hell be very sorely missed.Jason Cope started The Steel Woods with lead singer/guitar player Wes Bayliss. But to accuse me of trying to generate clicks to a site that has cost me extreme expense both financially and personally for 13 years to keep going is not only incorrect, it is irresponsible, frankly unconscionable, and is born of Facebook-style gossipy bullshit being sowed by jealous parties and individuals who believe theyre rivals that has no basis in the reality of how the death of performers in the public space are covered, and have been for many decades, by many outlets. The autobiographical title track All Of Your Stones, was written by Cope with lead singer Wes Bayliss and Jamey Johnson, and addresses harnessing negativity and turning it into something positive. A country music artist with ties to Eastern Kentucky died due to diabetes complications in January, but his legacy lives on. We were in that room when he wrote Axe. Its where let the rain come down began, Cobb wrote. All Of Your Stones veers from fiery opening track Out Of The Blue about perseverance, to the bluesy You Never Came Home. Included is a soulful rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrds I Need You featuring Ashley Monroe, and the sentimental Ole Pal, about missing a friend, which takes on a new meaning in the days since Copes passing. I was privileged to see Rowdy play live with both Jamey Johnson and with Steel Woods. P.S. So the last three years with Jason were, he just felt so free and truly healed.. Rest Peaceful, Rowdy , Jim L. We take comfort . 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Last concert we saw before everyone went to shit. January 17, 2021 @ The Steel Woods shared the news Saturday evening (1-16) to many shocked fans. While his bandmates couldn't offer further details about his death, they marked the tragic news "with a broken and heavy heart.". Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Jason Cope, the guitar player for the Southern rock band the Steel Woods and a collaborator with artists like Jamey Johnson and Brent Cobb, has died. george I read that you guys were influenced by Southern rock, your stage shows and your music is inspired by like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Pictured: Rowdy (far right) with The Steel Woods. January 24, 2021 @ A RIFF on what makes the great outdoorsgreat. Cody Jinks Shows Up to Support Steel Woods' 1st Show Back Trigger January 16, 2021 @ He played guitar with the heart and soul of a virtuoso and the passion of a freedom fighter, Jamey Johnson says of Rowdy. He always had his feet on the ground and head in the clouds. He was only 42. 9:15 am, Such sad news. How did Jason Rowdy Die? 2021 Update, Cause of Death, Reason? The 42-year-old guitarist/ songwriter/ producer was loved by many. The Steel Woods release 'Old News' - Grateful Web January 17, 2021 @ Jason Cope, "Rowdy" r.i.p. 7:53 pm. But either way, we were somehow able to make something good out of it.. The Steel Woods are one of my faves, such amazing songs. Thoughts with the family and band. Jason Rowdy Cope, Co-Founder of Country-Rock Band The Steel Woods, Dead at 43, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY87Qrpw8z4&list=OLAK5uy_n5T2au6TtE1qyiNXmK_eyQ-2Dz8thtaAY, The Steel Woods Axe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY87Qrpw8z4&list=OLAK5uy_n5T2au6TtE1qyiNXmK_eyQ-2Dz8thtaAY). We were the last two cars in the garage. Theres an uncharacteristic quaver in Jamey Johnsons baritone when talking about the last song he ever wrote with Jason Rowdy Cope, his longtime friend and bandmate. Laugh with us. We did a few co writes, went fishin a couple times, and I still have a cookbook he gave me, white trash cookin We are writing this still in a state of shock and kindly ask for your prayers for the family, friends and band at this time. After recording the album, guitarist and songwriter Jason "Rowdy" Cope passed away in his sleep at the beginning of 2021 before the band could go out on tour to promote All Of Your Stones. Knaw. Are there any influences that you think maybe people wouldnt expect or wouldnt necessarily notice? He taught me how to grow up, really. The event brought people from all over the country as they raised more than $10,000 in two days. Although we never met . Coming out via Woods Music/Thirty Tigers, the bands third release is expected to be their strongest and most substantive work to date. 11:17 pm, We had a few good times together after numerous concerts..he always remembered me and treated me like a pal..gonna miss ya brother!, Truth5 Gonna be a force in Music for a while ! Both albums mixed elements of outlaw country and Southern rock with a blast of hard rock the group covered Black Sabbaths Hole in the Sky on Straw in the Wind and Changes on Old News. All of the support has left OHandley thankful as she continues to reflect on her brothers legacy. Honest songwriting, always trying to push the boundaries of our musicianship and keeping it really close to our roots when it comes to our influences., The Steel Woods announced Copes death on social media, writing in part on Instagram, We are writing this still in a state of shock and kindly ask for your prayers for the family, friends and band at this time. This has made the songs on the album feel even more poignant, as most of the songs on the album were written by Rowdy, and were largely autobiographical about some of the dark times he had faced in life and triumphed over. So sad to hear this news. "You name it . I couldnt have been more proud. Shawn Hernandez Jason "Rowdy" Cope, co-founder of the country-rock band the Steel Woods, has died. 7:30 am. We will all miss you. And thats been really I think just rewarding on a personal basis for everybody thats involved which is a gift that I feel like Jason kind of left for us.. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. So very sad . So young, it hurts more. and the experiences he spoke of were beautiful and full of a book of dreamsOver time we would speak here and there and during we never missed a beat but very few people knew just how close we were. Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way. 6:04 pm. On Saturday, his bandmates delivered the sad news via social media. Johnson pauses to collect himself and goes on to explain, in a near soliloquy that dramatically rises and falls, how All of Your Stones is a testament to how he and Cope overcame respective bouts of self-sabotage. Huntermc6 The Steel Woods had always planned on recording a new album in 2020 but didnt realize theyd get a year to work on it. "Out of the Blue" is an autobiographical song written by the group's late co-founder, co-songwriter, and guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on January 16 th following the completion of the album. He said we needed to talk and I thought, Oh shit, whats happened now? I am 1, of 25 People Who Ordered, and Received The double Autographed TEST PRESSINGS of Old News, + an Autographed copy of the Original Artwork ! ' Johnson says, laughing. Its wild that he made sure to write another song with me for this record [You Never Came Home] and with Jamey too. 8:19 am. Jason Cope was the wily veteran, while Wes Bayliss was the promising up-and comer. The Steel Woods are considered one of the fastest-rising bands in independent country and Southern rock, and had recently completed their third album to be released via Thirty Tigers. January 16, 2021 @ Your email address will not be published. That song, All of Your Stones, ended up becoming the title track of the new album by Copes band the Steel Woods. He played because his huge heart overflowed with love and life and rage and healing. Time slips away call a friend you havent talked to in a while and tell them you love them. Jason Cope started The Steel Woods with lead singer/guitar player Wes Bayliss. Through the release of their first two albums,Straw In The WindandOld News, theyve solidified their sound as a mix of traditional honky-tonk, country, and southern rock with lead singer Wes Bayliss strong and soulful vocals. 2:25 am, Stood about a yard away from him at a gig in Glasgow could see his strings vibrate I was that close. He would be so thrilled to see the efforts that people have gone to and feel the love and appreciation, OHandley said. 6:24 pm, Britton Tremain You will be missed. RIP Mr. I had followed his career from before The Steel Woods, and I have absolutely nothing but love and respect for him and the legacy in life and music he left behind when he tragically passed away recently. Jason Rowdy Cope, co-founder and guitar player of country rock band The Steel Woods, passed away. It is an absolutely irresponsible, ludicrous, and aggressively insulting assertion to make, and its embarrassing I even have to address it. Please watch the full video to know more about Jason Rowdys cause of death, age, net worth, short bio.Jason Cope, the guitar player for the Southern rock band the Steel Woods and a collaborator with artists like Jamey Johnson and Brent Cobb, has died. In early 2019 they released their latest record Old News to much critical acclaim. She is a longtime contributor to MusicRow. I lost a friend today. Prior to the show in Pineville, several gathered at Butcher's Pub, as well as tailgated in the parking lot. I have been looking forward to going to see them in concert for years. January 20, 2021 @ RIP Rowdy, you will be forever and greatly missed., In his own Instagram post, Brent Cobb recalled crashing on Copes couch in Los Angeles and listening to music like it was the only thing in life that mattered. But, tragically, the damage of living for years with unchecked diabetes was already done the disease took his life in his sleep on January 16th, 2021. May his family and friends find comfort in knowing that Jason touched many lives in a positive way through his music. Man!! Jason was always nice. Prayers go out to all of his friends and family, Trigger Subscribe to our newsletter for new stories, tips & events. I mean people are really excited to be back out and seeing live music, and, and as are we to be out and playing it. The Steel Woods' Jason "Rowdy" Cope died in January, but his power-chord-meets-chicken-pickin' guitar style lives on with a posthumous album. While 2021 has hardly started, its unfortunately reminiscent of 2020: taking cherished country music icons away much too soon. 9:21 pm. Cope became familiar to fans performing onstage with Jamey Johnson for nearly a decade, and was an in-demand session guitarist, playing on albums by Lindi Ortega and the Secret Sisters, among others. He was 42 years old. 8:46 am, Daniele Hed meet these patrons and theyd be like, Yall are the real thing, arent ya? On the latter, he co-wrote the brooding Cant Cash My Checks, about a farmer forced to grow pot to make ends meet, and delivered a searing solo on the gospel-tinged Macon., Weve had a lot of conversations about where our hard livin years had gotten us and the kinds of relationships that it probably cost us by being drunk all those years. He would get a little frustrated with his playing and I knew that once he got frustrated, he was focused, Johnson says. Not sure of his vaccination status. 7:02 pm, Daniel Miller RIP Rowdy, you will be forever and greatly missed., A post shared by The Steel Woods (@thesteelwoods), Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. HankThrilliams The Steel Woods shared the news Saturday evening (1-16) to many shocked fans. In Cope, Bayliss found the Gary Rossington to his Van Zant, as well as a way out of the solo artist grind. In his final years, however, he began to use his musical talent and experience to help others. The Steel Woods Declare New Album A Tribute To Jason "Rowdy" Cope The. Wishing some peace and comfort to all who knew him. The groups publicist confirmed Copes death to Rolling Stone. Founding guitarist for fast-rising and critically-acclaimed country and Southern rock band The Steel Woods, and long time session guitarist and touring member of Jamey Johnsons backing band Jason Rowdy Cope has died according to the band. He built himself an unshakeable legacy. My condolences to your family, friends, and band mates. Bayliss' sentimental track "Ole Pal", about longing for a long-lost dear friend in a small-town backdrop, takes on an entirely new feeling in the wake of Cope's passing. History. It was like he was forcing it all out at one time. another great country musician. The Test Pressings are Numbered and Dated 17/25, 10-01-2018..What kills me is Friday Night, I turned 61 Yrs old, and The LAST Record I listened to, Was Straw in The Wind..I am STUNNED Beyond Grief.I have NOT Liked a Bands Music Like these Guys in a LONG Time to Go Out and Spend that Kind of Money, Because I believed They Were (ARE !) The Steel Woods are planning the May 14 release of their album,All Of Your Stones, the bands final project with co-founder Jason Rowdy Cope who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep earlier this year. J. Bair January 16, 2021 @ He played it just so natural, but it was intense. January 16, 2021 @ He played with Johnson for nine years, as well as on albums by The Secret Sisters, Lindi Ortega, The Oak Ridge Boys and more. Ron kilmer He says his friend left this world happy and satisfied. January 16, 2021 @ Our house isnt glass anymore. What do you most want people to take away? With Rowdy, he understood the technique, but when he played, it just poured. ' says songwriter Brent Cobb, who crashed on Copes couch when he followed his cousin, the producer Dave Cobb, to L.A. He was like, Im so real that Ill sell you a jar of moonshine right now. He was just cool as shit. I lost a friend today, Lindi Ortega wrote in a stament. 3:52 am, Met my friend I considered a brother at the tender age of 15 or so and during that time he would play that guitar every day for hours upon hours practicing and practicing at the time I never knew why he would rather go home and practice guitar runs, notes, chords, and bends.versus hanging out but later he would attend college for music in LA. Jason Cope, affectionately known as ' Rowdy ' and founder of Southern rock band The Steel Woods, has passed away at 42. norrie The realest of the real., Copes death early this year blindsided those closest to him. I got into The Steel Woods right before I move to Hawaii in 2018. 7:38 pm. And you never knew what part he was going to drum up., Cope was so experimental and eager to try wildly different guitar parts, oftentimes in the same song, that Johnson devised a game he called Lead Guitar Baseball to critique and guide his guitarist. Danny Cleary Its an absolutely heartbreaking loss for the country/southern rock community. Following his death in January, Copes group made visiting Eastern Kentucky a priority as they hosted events for the Jason Rowdy Cope Memorial Fund. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. The dude was like clockwork, Cobb says. January 17, 2021 @ 6:21 pm. Following the untimely death of the band's co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope on Jan. 16 at the age of 42, The Steel Woods' surviving members, singer Wes Bayliss . Theres of course no replacing Rowdy, but [Powers] is really just what we need right now. You know, some people, they work on technique all the time and then when they play, you kind of feel like somebodys been doing a bunch of math. Very sad. I think thats what All Of Your Stones is about, and, you know, we named the record that; I think the whole thing is stay positive, and keep your head down, and press on. Jason Cope American musician (The Steel Woods dead There may be one or two names on there that people didnt think were, but I think one thing that its easy to go to, you know, like Willie Nelson or Merle Haggard when Im asked that question. Most importantly, Cope found a use for all of those stones. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to Jason Cope, American musician (The Steel Woods, that died on Sunday January 17th 2021. . An Alabama-bred singer/multi-instrumentalist with a drawling Ronnie Van Zant voice and a love for classic country and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bayliss first met Cope in 2015 at a bar they were both playing in Dickson, Tennessee, in the hinterlands outside of Nashville. Jason Cope of The Steel Woods talk on friendships and fans in music Formed in 2016 after guitarist Jason Rowdy Cope, who played in Jamey Johnsons band for many years, met lead singer Wes Bayliss at a music venue in Nashville, The Steel Woods have been growing their grassroots following out on the road while opening for the likes of Miranda Lambert, Blackberry Smoke, Jamey Johnson, Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, and more. Rowdy was an amazing talent, but even more than that he was a great human being. On the Steel Woods 2017 debut, Straw in the Wind, he persuaded the band to cover Black Sabbaths Hole in the Sky. For 2019s Old News, Cope had them record the British metal pioneers Changes. They tackle one of Baylisss favorites, Skynyrds I Need You, on All of Your Stones, reimagining it as a duet with Ashley Monroe. of course cancelled due to covid . And the band specifically had said they want to come back to Bell County. It had been snowing hard all day, and the garage attendants had all gone home with the gates down. Cobb and Rowdy teamed up together on numerous projects throughout the years. Man, were not even three weeks into 2021 and its already picking up where 2020 left off taking beloved members of the country music community from us. On Whiskey Riff Raff, Steve Gazibara and Wes Langeler give an unfiltered and unapologetic take on country music, life, and all the craziness that comes with it. - 2 years ago @amandacannon: RT @JoniKni56808241: Jason Cope - 2 years ago 9 Comments. Previous albums had been recorded in between tour stops, but COVID-19 gave the Nashville band the opportunity to really spend their time in the studio working through material and trying out different takes on songs. To me you was big as anybody and on your way beyond what is the Top Its with a sad heart and tears that i tell you I Love You Brother and to RIPMay God be with your family friends and Your Band Family The Steel Woods Respect from Jamal Cephas aka Jamroc3000, Jaimito I was very upset . By being high. Heres what really grabbed me about his playing. A post shared by Jason Cope (@jasonccope). He grew up listening to Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and rock bands like Led Zepplin. 7:17 pm. Cope. Jason Cope, the guitar player for the Southern rock band the Steel Woods and a collaborator with artists like Jamey Johnson and Brent Cobb, has died. The surviving members of The Steel Woods include Bayliss, bassist Johnny Stanton and drummer Isaac Senty. Heart broken doesnt even touch the feelings inside me. "He was a natural bridge between feel and technique," says Cope's friend Jamey Johnson.
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