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On the album he plays guitar and sings with a live band made up of bass player J.T. Cure (from the Jompson Brothers), pedal steel player Robby Turner, drummer Derek Mixon, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, and wife Morgane Stapleton singing harmonies.
May 17, 2024 · His bandmates included guitarist Greg McKee, bassist J.T. Cure, and drummer Bard McNamee. The band made one album together, 2010’s The Jompson Brothers , and toured for a few years.
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- The Band. Along with Stapleton on vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide electric guitar, Higher also features Morgane on background vocals, synthesizer, and tambourine.
- No Collaboration, No Covers. Though Stapleton has had a number of collaborations over the years — Justin Timberlake, Carly Pearce, Santana, Ed Sheeran, and Adele, among others — he insists there are no collaborations or covers on Higher.
- “White Horse” and ‘The Lone Ranger’ Not to be confused with Taylor Swift’s 2008 song, Stapleton’s lead single “White Horse” was co-written with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson.
- The 14 Tracks. Throughout the 14 songs, Higher crosses genres and navigates ideas and truths about life and death, love, and everything in between. 1. “What Am I Gonna Do”
Dec 28, 2022 · Chris Stapleton was born on April 15, 1978. He celebrated his 44th birthday in 2022. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky. His mother Carol worked at the local health department and his father, Herbert Joseph Stapleton, Jr (1946–2013), was an engineer in the coal mines. He also has an older brother, Herbert Joseph III, and a younger sister ...
- He’s been to band camp. From 2008 to 2010, Stapleton was the lead singer of the SteelDrivers, a blistering gut-bucket-bluegrass quintet founded by some of Nashville’s most gifted behind-the-scenes players.
- He should’ve been nominated for CMA Duo of the Year, too. During his first week as a Nashville resident, Stapleton signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music.
- His debut solo album was an instant classic. Stapleton’s Album of the Year-winning Traveller is also his debut as a solo artist, and it encapsulates everything that makes him one of the most powerful and unique voices in country music today: gravelly, soulful and full of songs that ring like instant classics without ever resting too deeply in the past.
- He and Justin Timberlake are musical (and parental) kindred spirits. “We talk on occasion — ‘Hey man, how’s your kid?’ and all that stuff,” Stapleton, a father of two, tells Rolling Stone Country of his friendship with new dad Timberlake.
Oct 14, 2021 · The guys hit it off, and thus, Chris Stapleton's first band, The SteelDrivers, was formed. Stapleton told Pure Music , "I credit Mike solely with the idea for having this band.
Dec 19, 2023 · After leaving The SteelDrivers in 2010, Stapleton founded the blues-influenced southern rock band, the Jompson Brothers. Comprised of Stapleton on vocals, Greg McKee on guitar, J.T. Cure on bass and Bard McNamee on drums, they only ever released one album, but they toured regionally until 2013.
