Sturgill Simpson
Biography
John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, were independently released in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, listed 18th on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2014," and named among "NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." His third album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, was released in April 2016 on Atlantic Records and was Simpson's first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year. Simpson's fourth album, Sound & Fury, was released on September 27, 2019, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards. He released two albums in 2020 - Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - which feature bluegrass interpretations of songs from across his catalog, and marked his return to independent music. His seventh studio album, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, was released in August 2021. He has stated that The Ballad of Dood and Juanita would be his last album as Sturgill Simpson.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Musical Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Musical Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
- The Righteous Gemstones (2019) as Brother Marshall
- The Creator (2023) as Drew
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) as Henry Grammer
- Austin City Limits (1975) as Self
- The Hunt (2020) as Vanilla Nice
- The Dead Don't Die (2019) as Guitar Zombie
- Queen & Slim (2019) as Police Officer Reed
- I Love You, America (2017) as Self
- True Love: Making The Creator (2023) as Self
- Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short (2023) as Self
- Find Your Groove (2020) as Self
- Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury (2019) as (voice)
- Materna (2020) as Paul
- Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020) as Self
- Orca Park (2011) as Jackson
- The Lonely Woman
- John Prine: Hello in There as Self
- Black Hog Gut (2018) as Top Hat