Sturgill Simpson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@nprmusic]

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[@rileyontheroad]

Keep them to yourself. NPR is the “power,” and you’re apart of it.

[@chrisramirez990]

Aye!

[@parkerchess999]

This man's voice has the voice of Elvis Presley, but country like!

[@meatstew232]

@@rileyontheroad what are you talking about? genuinely curious.

[@rileyontheroad]

@@meatstew232 they pretend to be “the little guy” fighting the establishment when they’re the definition of the establishment. I mean they’re government funded.

[@005connect9]

THIS is country music, its story telling. and not about friday nights and tractors and typical BS, its about life and the realness that comes along with it. sturgill is a treasure!

[@sure2658]

Average npr listener statement

[@005connect9]

@@sure2658 this is perhaps the second or third time I’ve viewed anything from this channel. Not that you’re anyone who warrants any sort of explanation.

[@005connect9]

@@sure2658 don’t pay me no mind brother, just crank up that Florida Georgia line in your big lifted pick up truck and go do donuts in the parking lot at your towns Starbucks because they won’t write Donald trump on your cup.

[@muskytribe7911]

Amen

[@tomlawrence6302]

12 years later and I'm still coming back to jam to this. Pure gold from Sturgill.

[@walkereugene]

You listening to his new album, too?!

[@tomlawrence6302]

@@walkereugene He’ll yeah. Nonstop. It’s amazing.

[@mraxe6429]

@@tomlawrence6302i love his new album as well! He always does something unique and i am all for it

[@davidaldridge5716]

@@walkereugeneand it might go without saying to those who pay attention…..but he’s in a zone of some sort right now (Fall tour 2024) I mean it’s always fun to see them live but they’re on fire right now and you can tell they are having a good time

[@adhdturtle37]

@@davidaldridge5716 Nashville 2024 was a great show!

[@ricborrow5025]

Without the rest of the band, hearing his true skill on guitar and vocals, I just found another inspiration as an artist. Thank you Sturgill, and thank you NPR for bringing us this rendition and for having him

[@mikl3468]

I had no idea he was such a good guitarist.

[@toddurness9748]

@@mikl3468 Just watched this for the first time. I had no idea as well. He's amazing on it.

[@anthonywilson7020]

Every once in a while you feel like an artist takes a tiny peek into your soul and it hurts in the best way possible. That’s what Sturgil is to me. Thanks man.

[@R8teen18]

Tiny desk concerts are the best thing to ever happen to music

[@debrapoole7671]

That is how country is DONE ladies and gents. He gives me the fucking chills EVERY time.

[@OrganicAxxl89]

+Debra Poole fuck yeah, man

[@scottbartlett4853]

"We'll do one for the ladies. I'm just bullshittin' they're all for the ladies" Awesome haha!

[@aaronellington403]

lol i read this as he was saying it

[@EllieMcHale1]

Scott Bartlett hehe. I could spend all day and all night watching him sing. I front railed his Coachella set and melted. It wasn't hot. Just him. We locked eyes once and it made my day.

[@arielmedrano8098]

hahaha 😂 still waiting for hem to say it, read comments while he plays

[@iamR-cy5jb]

Truth

[@redriverbluesman]

Soo good. What a line! : )

[@Sylinic]

Haha, I thought my whole life that I genuinely disliked country music, now that I've heard REAL country music, it's kind of shocking how my opinion did a complete 180.

[@LakerStud33]

MGK BOSTON It's not country. It's crap for the most part. A few gems in the rough but crap for the most part. Love Sturgill.

[@TehAldolase]

Hopefully you will find more that you can like...you will mostly have to look to older stuff and lesser knowns on youtube. Welcome to the fan club!

[@LakerStud33]

Merle, Waylon, Kenny, George and the boys never get old either.

[@GizzardsandGravy]

there are a ton of good underground country artists....i release mine at www.oldssleeper.bandcamp.com my 2012 album, New Years Poem, was voted as one of the albums of the year on www.savingcountrymusic.com and there are a ton of other artists getting coverage on there....country has soul.

[@johnhollywoodparker1]

i agree, i've loved the classics for all of my life, but to hear something new that has that sound....it's great!

[@BradWrightVIDEOS]

This guy is the anti-Luke Bryan. We need so much more of this. Modern country is dumbing down the masses.

[@bhebert62482]

Absolutely bro. The pop country sh!t needs to die. Hank 3 was warning us years ago about it

[@aliasjones440]

@@bhebert62482 Colter Wall, Zach Bryan, Sam Barber, Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Chris Stapleton. just to name a few

[@GuyCostigan]

​@@aliasjones440Charley Crockett too

[@darryltincknell1784]

..and the magnificent Arlo McKinley.

[@360.Tapestry]

might be the masses dumbing down country... the machine only supplies what the people demand

[@kirstieisakoolkid]

I’ve played guitar for many years now, and I’m still amazed by his skill and how effortless he makes it look.

[@steele09]

He’s got a very light touch

[@caverappleyard5140]

Get you some of that DMT boi

[@steele09]

@@caverappleyard5140 You got some for me?

[@rwesleyslaven]

I'm 100% confident that literally every NPR version of a song is better than the studio version...

[@Profitocracy-]

100% agree about that ! There is something with NPR u can't find away

[@keithbuck1668]

You're not wrong.

[@briewhit1312]

the studio version of Turtles All The Way Down is a tough one to beat

[@rwesleyslaven]

@@briewhit1312 I would argue this one is better 🤷‍♂️

[@carlbolinger6275]

the animated music video version is way better ❤️🤠

[@HawgNutz]

Lord knows how much I want to see this man in concert and pray for the opportunity to meet him and just tell him how grateful I am to him for his music. It's a gift in my opinion and has gotten me through some nights that without it I might not have made it through, thank you Sturgil for all the amazingly awesome songs you write and sing

[@redriverbluesman]

I hear you. He's cleared a lot of stuff up for me and I'm sure for many others. He is a gift!

[@benrogers9693]

This guys guitar playing is unreal!!

[@benwarner5713]

+Ben Rogers His guitar player is one of the hottest county players I've ever seen. And he's Slovenian.

[@ryandontworryboutit1583]

+Taremlov Snej it pains me to see Sturgill's playing covered up by Laur Joamets...while he IS a god...Sturgill is sexual in his playing. Just KZbin some old Sunday Valley tunes "Sometimes Wine" and "Never Go To Town Again".

[@UbiDoobyBanooby]

Hey guys, I'm new to this whole country thing but I gotta have this song under my belt. anyone know the name of the style I need to learn to play like that? or is he just using a pick and alternate picking with did different patterns over the six strings? I've been learning it today and I get close but man, he hits every string dead on, no mistakes in his patterns. just damn.

[@UbiDoobyBanooby]

+Taremlov Snej Day two, I'm getting pretty good. after practicing for a bit I can hit the strings I need to pretty consistently. But man, I need a new guitar. its tuff hitting that Asus4. played it on a cheaper guitar with less resistance on the strings and it was so easy and sounded great. Lol. But I have a long way to go. Im just pumped I can actually play it in any way close to how he does.

[@jikcgu1234]

You should see him live! Did like a 15 min guitar solo in the middle of "brace for impact" at red rocks.... dude absolutely SHREDS

[@Myraeiliana]

This guy deserves WAY more recognition than he is getting. SERIOUSLY.

[@darinball441]

I am gonna make a bold statement and say this might be the best thing out of the whole tiny desk concert series. Just phenomenal....

[@olliea8857]

darin ball it’s possible.

[@tyeclark3677]

This man changed my life, for the better. There are sages among us normal folk. Makes me realize, life is beautiful. Thank you sir….

[@brandonhentila]

10:16

[@LakerStud33]

My faith in country music has been restored. Thank you Mr. Simpson this doobie is for you.

[@debtoralive4693]

Unfortunately for me, I only recently discovered this incredible musician. I don't know where he was hiding but I'm sure glad I found him. His voice is awesomely emotional.

[@frankiepapalow]

Truly soul-soothing

[@jaminbaer2301]

I know. He's only got a few Grammys.

[@tjakins7816]

Can really appreciate his guitar playing..very genuine and gentle when needed.

[@rubensalazar9619]

I can't stop listening to turtles all the way down. Over and over. Brilliance. Pure genius from start to finish.

[@littlebear3597]

SAMES. over and over and over. This rendition is heavenly

[@MrBagley55]

Sturgil is about the only guy out there that Merle Haggard gave his official nod to.You can't possibly get any better kudos than that.

[@MaryCateOMalley]

Also, he had the guts to speak out about Nashville exploiting the memory of Merle.

[@jacksonparrish224]

God damm right.

[@LowTops76]

Doesn't John Prine produce him? That's pretty radd.

[@jefflangeheine4880]

I miss old Merle.

[@realmcory9348]

Did not know that must be why I liked him straight up

[@redacted4646]

0:30 - Turtles All The Way Down 3:48 - Time After All 7:20 - Life Of Sin 10:15 - Water In A Well

[@mpyoung33]

Too bad he doesn’t play any of these songs anymore. His career will be dead in no time if he stays on the path he’s following. Nobody wants to hear his new age pop/rock/metal BS.

[@TheDamino]

Marty Young You mean Sound and Fury, the best album he’s made so far? Idiot

[@wimrawe2343]

​I think that makes you a nobody, lol. heh...rock and roll is now new age? but you're right,now that he's a big Hollywood star his music career is on the back burner

[@OccupyMelody]

@@mpyoung33 reading your comment these days must hurt. It’s okay, we have all been wrong before.

[@mpyoung33]

@@OccupyMelody I was exactly right 4 years ago. Nothing has changed.

[@Tom-dx1tv]

I love his music so much MORE when he plays unplugged. It's great either way, but wow - so much more emotion. Does anyone agree?

[@joym824]

Yes!

[@rachel_Cochran]

Absolutely

[@mattwalker8388]

I agree

[@DomDaGrizz]

When "Water in a well" came on...my lower lip trembled, my soul shook, my eyes wept and my heart was swept away.

[@Hank-le4lg]

3/31/2019 I still come back and listen to this amazing session.

[@jamiecorstorphine1271]

right with you guys :D

[@likearockcm]

Me too.Should have a billion views !!!! Amazing talent

[@theultimatemonokumaz76]

I'll always come bk.

[@johnmichaelwest]

Checking in from 2024 and it's still 🤌

[@JohnAtkisson]

He is the real deal- guy doesn’t seem to give a damn about how he is supposed to act as a country singer- because he is so talented he is defining it as he goes along. Just awesome!

[@johnnyballinger1558]

those old maybell carter licks still sound as good today as they did in Appalachia, 60 plus years go! i guess you simply have to have grown up there to have it! God bless ky...

[@fretzombie]

Johnny Ballinger Im stuck in lewahvull kentucky (louisville).

[@dentonsworld611]

I love Kentucky born and raised here ive always ventured away from here but it always pulls me back home

[@turdferguson3263]

Thank Jason Isbell for Sturgil, thank Sturgil for Tyler, and watch out for Billy Strings.

[@marcuswatson4910]

Lol billy strings. Somebody’s been on KZbin!

[@DualYel]

Zach Bryan, Benjamin Tod, Jogn Moreland. Have fun

[@nathanclark2780]

All awesome! And don’t forget the sweet flat picking of Molly Tuttle! Her and Strings together tear it up!

[@Muffinman__]

Billy strings is just a all around guitar picker

[@jennygeorge4164]

Tyler who?

[@redriverbluesman]

I can't stop listening to this phenom! I thought I disliked country music, then I heard some!

[@pmjosh]

I love that he uses this guitar on several performances and has presumably been playing it for a long time. You can see the wear from his ferocious pick attack BELOW the pickguard and above the sound hole. Just a great player

[@towerhillbilly]

You can't listen to Sturgill without thinking of Waylon. His current touring band has one of the best Tele pickers you'll ever hear,Laur Joamets of Estonia.Sometimes, the further you get from Nashville, the better the Country music gets.

[@dewismaximus]

Sturgill is better, in my opinion. Sadly he doesn't seem to think so. I was bummed he quit. Check him out on "Sunday Valley - Sometimes Wine"

[@JensenAllsopenglishteacher]

?Dewey Feltz Whaaaat.? Sturgill is good but you are super high if you think he comes even close to Waylon.

[@dewismaximus]

Jensen Allsop I never mentioned Waylon. I was speaking of Sturgill's current guitar player.

[@JensenAllsopenglishteacher]

Dewey Feltz sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@victoredwards0530]

+towerhillbilly How true is your statement: "The further you get from Nashville, the better the country music gets." A hearty amen to that, brother! Sturgill is the new country light.

[@nickanto]

His guitar skills are as good as his voice

[@jacnbcc]

New Sturgill fan to the room here. On a whim, checked out the album A Sailor's Guide to Earth on the day of it's release ---was blown away. Plugged my headphones in at work one day and was captivated from the first song. Haven't been able to stop since. Just starting to make my way back into his previous works....music is a huge part of my life...and this my friends, is music that has made me the most excited in as far back as I can recall. Great voice, lyrics/storytelling, awesome guitar player, diversity....the whole deal. I haven't listened to much in the way of mainstream radio in a couple of years now.... mostly fluff.. that insults my intelligence (and ears!) . And if I should say so, he comes across as a very genuine and humble man....still kicking around in sneakers, doing his own thing... mischievous eyes and grin haha... i honestly think he is adorable. But all that boy crush stuff aside :P.... unbelievable talent :)

[@bryanmorganti8007]

+jacnbcc a friend introduced me to his music not too long ago, and I am like you, I can not stop listening to him. He has renewed my faith in that there is real music still being made!

[@stringerup9549]

+jacnbcc He was on Marc Maron's WTF podcast last week. I thought he was interesting & stopped to listen to some of his music. WOW!!! I'm obsessed and can't quit listening. I especially love the Sunday Valley music.

[@jacnbcc]

+stringerup haha i have been soaking in any podcast, interview, etc. Refreshing guy to listen to and an interesting cat. driving 8 hours this summer to see his show 😃✌

[@jacnbcc]

I have just been listening to the Sunday Valley stuff....it's awesome. The guy can play wicked guitar , great picker. :)

[@CanadianGrown]

+jacnbcc he's also done a couple on joe organs podcast.."the joe rogan experience "

[@benlockey9495]

The opening of Time After All just plopped me on my grandpa’s front porch talking about the trees in my mind. Nostalgia so thick.

[@jamiecorstorphine1271]

when i first started listening to Sturgil about a year ago, i thought he sounded like Waylon..... the more i listened to him the more he sounds like Sturgil and nobody else.

[@ryanmccue8180]

I totally agree such a unique voice and his guitar picking is just as phenomenal such a great artist more will follow

[@priscillaheater6373]

I thought the same thing about a year ago and that is a big reason I started listening him ....And now I say you are 100 percent right ....he def sounds like Sturgil!!! Very good talent!

[@dolcedolente]

Sturgill is single-handedly making me believe in country music again. Excellent songwriting, singing, and that guitar-playing is ON FIRE!

[@gillyd4242]

Best artist I have heard in awhile - authenticity in his voice.

[@shogekimura]

i would pay large amounts of money to get my hands on an acoustic album from sturgill

[@JG-pm2wn]

Shoge Kimura I think this is his best sound

[@MichaelWilliams-ki9kg]

Somethings never change

[@snobored99]

You’re in luck, just announced acoustic album coming out later this year

[@yeeeeyee]

@@snobored99 two actually! Volume 1&2

[@funnygirl9236]

@@yeeeeyee you just made my day

[@benjaminbjorn7240]

I love Sturgill so much because he worked a regular job until he was 35 years old, then decided to be a songwriter. You can see it when he sings & talks. He’s an all around good dude!

[@bigrig4385]

I believe that this may be one of the best solo acoustic performances I've ever seen.

[@ryancovers1241]

damn, I usually don't like country. This is a lot more sincere and easier to listen to than most country music, great concert!

[@wickedlee664]

Ryan Covers what?

[@ThatMF_Doom]

listen to John Prine

[@spilledinfinity8652]

I wondered about this guy when I recently discovered his work. Sound and fury, turtles and such. I think I also saw him on Joe Rogan, but hes a country musician? It didnt add up. This is the much needed country musician that wandered into psychadelia. Super talented and a great guitarist. This is good stuff.

[@marcmcdonald5384]

A country musician that does DMT...probably why he was on Rogan. I feel he's more like Willie Nelson than most country stars in that regard

[@YourselfAndEye]

It's a breath of fresh air to hear a real country artist

[@beauskelton7819]

00:31 Turtles all the way down 03:48 Time after all 07:20 Life of Sin 10:14 Water in the well • Posting this for folks like me that visit this weekly.

[@TheRed-HeadedStrangeGirl]

I could not love this dude any more than I already do❤Last saw him in San Fran in August and am so lucky to see him again this coming week in OKC ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@daddo39]

Everyone should be calling their local country radio station and asking them why the hell they dont play guys like Sturgill,Stapleton and Isbell

[@josephshelton6385]

+Mark Smith Yup, and Eady

[@taketheother]

absolutely

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

+Mark Smith Kacey Musgrves is a great country lyricists also

[@wattoosay]

+Darrel Be I am waiting for the day Sturgill and Kacey do a song together

[@mosneedly3751]

+Mark Smith I think Darrell Scott deserves a place on country radio as well.

[@wigs2u]

Sturgill is THE MAN. Great songs, singer, band, the full meal deal.

[@Myraeiliana]

I’m so glad he was asked to do one more song. Thank you once again NPR for introducing me to another awesome artist

[@gregoryshouse4425]

This guy is a living legend. One of my favorite all time artist in the midst of his career.

[@killerintinctprodutions3808]

I’ve listened to this guy for a while now. I had no idea how good of a guitar player he is. What an awesome musician.

[@SleighJessi]

Every time I take a look Inside that old and fabled book, I'm blinded and reminded of the pain caused by some old man in the sky.

[@scootz85]

I have listened to this song for years and just heard that line today. Such an underrated line from him

[@paulfinelli9228]

I been waitin' for this guy a long time now (since I spent my 10 thousandth hour listening to Townes Van Zandt over and over).

[@jdbarber7904]

This guy is GREAT! Real Country music is alive!!!

[@dfbess]

I still come back to watch this from time to time..

[@andreajohnson1212]

About every day for me....

[@douglaswilson4814]

That was completely awesome. He sounds so good live, and in an acoustic setting like this. I prefer this over the studio tracks ten fold.

[@BlakMayo44]

I go back and watch this almost every week. I just love it!

[@castle4610]

"I'll do one for the ladies. I'm just bullshitting, they're ALL for the ladies." My man. haha

[@mcglobulon]

saw him in boston couple weeks back, never seen a more enthusiastic crowd and i saw The Pogues in the same theater. Sturge is the Word.

[@wolfman175]

Saw a guy with an acoustic guitar on a thumbnail in suggested videos and clicked on it. Never heard of this guy before then. 3 seconds in when he started, my jaw dropped. Phenomenal voice and guitar playing! Off to see what he's done up 'til now! Also loving this channel, discovering lots of artists I'd never heard of and I love the smaller, more intimate setting! Thank you NPR!

[@RileyTesla]

Well his style of music has evolved quite a bit since this tiny desk concert. Interested to hear your thoughts on his other work though, sturg is one of my favorites and I love how each album is so unique compared to the last.

[@GTH8991]

Those vocal skills at 9:00. Sturgill is such an incredible musician.

[@dahartluke8438]

the dude just oozes charisma

[@andreweddy86]

This guy is gonna win a Grammy

[@Cool_Hand_Luke]

Like hell. Popularity contests do not tend to favor the more skilled underdogs.

[@parkerinVB]

sh!t, Isbell's Southeastern wasn't even NOMINATED last year, so Stu's got no hope. Not that he gives a sh!t anyway

[@andreweddy86]

Haters will hate!

[@bskinner1865]

A Eddy He will win that Grammy in the Americana genre

[@Cool_Hand_Luke]

Brandon Skinner I forgot about the Americana award. He'd better win that one for sure.

[@kingcam50]

if you truly love real country music you will know Mr Simpson is the best pure reminder of what a true country voice sounds like.. loved him from day one,and will continue to be a fan till time after all

[@blkngld08]

Man, you can see in his eyes how his past shaped him as he's telling us these stories. I'm so glad country music is back.

[@citythink]

50 years into my life, much spent in a small Canadian City surrounded by farmland and I’ve just really started to dig country music. I haven’t completely missed it though; I love the Grateful Dead, enjoy Johnny Cash and Classic tunes from Hank, Waylon and Willie… but had zero interest in new country music. That’s when I heard Charley Crockett. Then Hank Shoulders and Sierra Ferrell. More recently, thankfully found Sturgill. And Billy Strings, Tyler Childish, Colter Wall and Chris Stapleton. Country is full of amazing old school stripped down storytelling again. Not pop music (though there are the Luke Bryans too.) now I can’t get enough. Love it.

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

Billy Strings? Check out Benjamin Todd (Lost Dog Street Band is the name of the group) 'Gems on VHS' is a name of a great channel on KZbin with loadsa performances and field recordings I'm pretty sure you'd like. From Ireland to Canada. 💯

[@paulaelfritz5927]

He is so good! I just seen him in Amsterdam with my son last Friday night! He is so amazing and a heel of a show! Sweet music! :)

[@paulaelfritz5927]

hell of a show!

[@remthunderknife2778]

Paula Elfritz helluva!

[@Jostipi]

I wish he would come back to the Netherlands.

[@MankindFilm]

Filming the music video for this song was one of the best weekend ever for me as a filmmaker. Sturgill Simpson is masterful on the lyrics here, they don't get old even after shooting the band playing the song over and over haha.

[@zacharysmith9696]

What a crazy awesome comment buried down the line! Congrats

[@skaramcfarty1980]

I wish this man the best in life! He gives his gift to us with his whole self,even when he’s hurting! Love you dude❤️ Make Art Not Friends 😎

[@baeb66]

Saw him live last weekend. If you get the chance, absolutely go. Simpson is an extraordinarily talented musician.

[@JediFishKC]

That Time After All is one of my favorite takes of all time. Just awesome.

[@DF-we4pt]

Such an underrated guitar player. Amazing rythym and picking

[@davidkimbriel5333]

Sturgill is killing it on this version of Turtles all the Way Down. Trying to pick out some of the embellishments he does with my guitar right now and I am stumped.

[@robertbenedict5648]

The ole Wildwood Flower creeping in there. I love it

[@sharonbarratt8743]

This man has got it all, you can feel his heart and soul thru his lyrics. He sounds like Waylon with a special twist! Love Him!!!!!

[@MrFullmoontonight]

I am happy to have had the opportunity to explore many of the areas he refers to in Eastern KY, Sadly this area was decimated by flooding last year and I had to leave for higher ground like many others. There is beautiful melancholy as well as tragedy that hangs with the mist that rolls across those hills.

[@CMBlue]

How does he sound so much better than the album live when the album is so damn good to begin? Love his music and talent

[@jasonw4053]

Great writer, his voice gives me goosebumps. Really, though, I think he's the most solid guitar player ever.

[@EvanBradleyEDB]

How could 'Turtles All The Way Down' be about anything _other_ than drugs?

[@petewilson8620]

+Evan Bradley Pretty easily, actually. Could be about the ancient myth (Chinese, Indian, and others) that the world is flat and carried on the back of a turtle, and the infinite regress problem it creates (so, what's the turtle standing on? another turtle, standing on another, and another, all the way down). Could also be about Yertle the Turtle, a great Dr. Seuss story.

[@EvanBradleyEDB]

+Pete Wilson I should've been more specific. Yes, the actual phrase 'turtles all the way down' most commonly refers to the infinite regress problem. I was referring to the song Sturgill sings by the same title which, given the lyrics (goo.gl/HNbmck), is clearly about drugs; and how his mentioning such before singing it was unnecessary.

[@PiDev]

+Evan Bradley I think that's the joke, Evan.

[@SleighJessi]

Technically it's about "breaking through" which of course is caused by drugs lol.

[@jwilliamr86]

SleighJessi there were a couple of love references. that's not drug related.

[@brbradford9739]

My library of songs has only TWO country artists in it: Sturgill Simpson & Johnny Blue Skies!! So amazingly talented!!!

[@jerrylee7666]

Right when I think I'm getting good on guitar and singing, I find this... Dear... God... Talk about talent!!!! Amazing!

[@jamesrossiter6319]

He’s literally playing lead and rhythm guitar and singing songs he wrote, all at the same time.

[@el_duderino_man]

Strummin and a pickin. The only way an acoustic guitar should ever be played. Cheers!

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

It's good but it ain't nothing new.

[@kaydufty1618]

Great guitar playing. That's why Jimi Hendrix is considered the greatest, he took that to another stratosphere

[@hollypendergrass5761]

Yeah, but not everyone has lyrics like Sturgill.

[@dlm9293]

It's a beautiful thing, ain't it?

[@painted8]

Modern popular country music should be much more like this.

[@PanamaJack666]

This dude is proper country, not pop country.

[@ryanaustin8441]

+Panama Jack Thanks, tips.

[@savardavenger69]

+Panama Jack- this "dude", just IS amazing

[@ryandontworryboutit1583]

I agree....too bad he has already locked himself in to 5 albums, and 5 albums only. :( it hurts me to think he only has 3 left!!

[@Purpleskyshorizon]

+Brandon Reynolds I don't think he ever said that. Thank God.

[@savardavenger69]

there is an interview out there somewhere where he does explain he had 5 albums in his head, and that he had no idea if there would be any others,,, time will tell !!!

[@iggiemoe]

I have probably watched this Tiny Desk more than any of the others. This entire performance is a VIBE, and, lately, I've been living for it! I'll be adding Sturgill to my list of must see live shows.

[@janeyaknow244]

'Blinded and reminded by the pain caused by some old guy in the sky' Great line.

[@lct8954]

Love his voice and his music. Reminds me old country REAL country. Hats off!!!

[@GeoffreyofCastille]

One of the best singer/songwriters out there.

[@johnnyballinger1558]

I personally wish they'd put these versions on album, not to discredit the band, but I really do believe there better versions than the album!!!! what do I know im just a nother hillbilly

[@Tom-dx1tv]

Johnny Ballinger agreed, I think he sounds 10x unplugged

[@Koolyococo]

100% agree!

[@pbarth444]

,szh x

[@uns33n]

Johnny Ballinger I find that with the band the songs have gotten better with time. they have evolved and become even better.

[@scavengersgreen]

one day YT will offer favorite videos in audio version for $ ?.99

[@robertfonseca4061]

still coming to this video after 5 years love this Artist

[@jonathan4140]

Robert Fonseca same

[@nobody-ly9ef]

A man that makes his own unique brand....his three albums have become timeless...a true artist.

[@allanjensen125]

What a great voice, and awesome guitarist. Lovely, refreshing music. ❤

[@jwanda10]

this is actually the best thing on youtube. i mean overall youtube, this is the best thing i’ve found.

[@albertgatte5419]

just heard of this guy...20 seconds in and im a fan. gonna find more of his music. His great.

[@joshnorman671]

The end to every good night ends up here. Thank you.

[@perryskaggs4870]

I just re-discovered this tiny-desk!! In terms of modern music, there is no one quite like Sturgill

[@paulaelfritz5927]

Wow. He is totally amazing. I love his voice and music!

[@XXLTexan]

Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton could bring back that mid to late 70's prog country that became all country until it all started sounding like Def Lep in the mid 90's. Thank you Waylon I mean Sturgill!!

[@CrawdadRiverDog]

I discovered Sturgill like a month ago. I am now what could be considered a full fledged fan, but I keep coming back to this video. He puts his soul out there!

[@h2obeth]

Did you check out the last SNL with Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson?

[@premiertrainingFL]

Back in 2024. Man I was going through some sh*t during this time. Glad I made it out. Grateful for this man and his music