When the Steel Woods co-founder Jason Rowdy Cope died unexpectedly at the age of 42 in January, the band had recently been recording new music. On May 14, Cope s surviving bandmates will move forward with that work, releasing a new album,
All of Your Stones.
The Steel Woods new record is their third, and a press release calls it Cope s magnum opus. The late musician co-wrote its title track, All of Your Stones, with lead singer Wes Bayliss and Jamey Johnson, sharing metaphorically how something positive can come out of a negative experience. I built a house with all of your stones / I kept them all, the ones you have thrown / Judgements and insults you didn’t want to own, goes the song s chorus.
The Steel Woods Honor Late Co-Founder Jason Cope With New Album
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Jason Rowdy Cope, co-founder of the country-rock band the Steel Woods, has died. His bandmates shared the sad news on social media on Saturday (Jan. 16).
Cope was 42 years old. His bandmates did not offer any further details about his death, simply marking the news with a broken and heavy heart. 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, reads the statement, accompanied by a photo of Cope inside Nashville s Ryman Auditorium. We take comfort in knowing he is in a better place now and his passion for music and art will live forever in the work he has left behind.
Jason Rowdy Cope, co-founder of the country-rock band the Steel Woods, has died. His bandmates shared the sad news on social media on Saturday (Jan. 16).
Cope was 42 years old. His bandmates did not offer any further details about his death, simply marking the news with a broken and heavy heart. 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, reads the statement, accompanied by a photo of Cope inside Nashville s Ryman Auditorium. We take comfort in knowing he is in a better place now and his passion for music and art will live forever in the work he has left behind.
Rolling Stone Jason ‘Rowdy’ Cope, Guitarist for the Steel Woods, Dead at 42
Cope was a cult hero in outlaw country and Southern rock circles, playing with artists like Jamey Johnson
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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. He was 42. The group’s publicist confirmed Cope’s death to
Rolling Stone.
Cope was an in-demand session guitarist, playing on albums by Lindi Ortega and the Secret Sisters, but he first became visible to country music fans by performing onstage with Johnson for nearly a decade. Nicknamed “Rowdy,” the North Carolina native also played on Johnson’s albums
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