Now the conversation is sort of switching to okay, what all can we do? said Copes sister, Bethany OHandley. 3:33 pm. 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. Guess I missed Triggers writing on them. This sucks, what a shit last few years. Not sure if they are still on youtube, but the band was good enough to put on plenty of shows (not just a couple of songs) during lockdown, and always would put a great big smile on my face. A mindset. Its wild that he made sure to write another song with me for this record [You Never Came Home] and with Jamey too. The band shared the news on Saturday (Jan. 16) with a social media post. Its one of those things, man, that I just didnt believe it for a couple of days, Bayliss says. I will truly miss hearing him ripping up the soundwaves. Jason Cope and I once got stuck in the same parking garage together. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Catch the Kentucky Derby Festivals GospelFest Tonight at the Waterfront, 3 Concerts To Catch In Louisville This Weekend (4/28-4/30), The Louisville Orchestra Gala Gives Taste Of Yo-Yo Mas Sold-Out Mammoth Cave Performances. It was his side hustle. : 2021 sucks already. Hes a Telecaster man, but hes not a clone of Don Rich. Knaw. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. And now all of a sudden its in perfect line., With hindsight, Cobb sees a lot of knowing signs from Cope, especially in the smooth integration of Powers to the bands lineup and in key collaborations on All of Your Stones. Taking up guitar at age 11, he grew up listening to Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, as well as rock bands like Led Zepplin. He was a natural bridge between feel and technique, Johnson says. Lexi Len 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. January 16, 2021 @ He really was the un-Rowdy for the last couple of years, being sober and making sure that everybody else was in line, Bayliss says. Hed always say the secret to success was keeping irons in the fire. He was the real damn deal. He would get a little frustrated with his playing and I knew that once he got frustrated, he was focused, Johnson says. A country music artist with ties to Eastern Kentucky died due to diabetes complications in January, but his legacy lives on. Rest In Peace, Rowdy. All love to Jason Rowdy Cope, his friends, his family, and his fans. Cope received his diagnosis in 2018, when he temporarily left the Steel Woods to seek treatment for heavy drinking. Kenny Dubman He was 42 years old. Subscribe to our newsletter for new stories, tips & events. Tim S. He was so cool: https://www.facebook.com/countryrebelclothing/videos/1171901902855487/ Rowdy will be deeply missed! The Steel Woods are planning the May 14 release of their album, All Of Your Stones, the band's final project with co-founder Jason "Rowdy" Cope who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep earlier this year. Jason "Rowdy" Cope: Creator, Performer, Fan, and Student. Steel Woods, Jamey Johnson Guitarist Jason Rowdy Cope Has Died, https://www.facebook.com/countryrebelclothing/videos/1171901902855487/, Family Bible Singer, The Tall Texan Claude Gray Has Died, Tyler Childers Opens Up 2023 Tour By Closing Out Two Step Inn, Alan Jackson Helps Jon Pardi Make History as New Grand Ole Opry Pick, Newest Adds to Saving Country Musics Top 25 Current Playlist (#118), Country Fans Arent Unwitting Pawns (a Response to Ketch Secor & NYT). I got into The Steel Woods right before I move to Hawaii in 2018. It serves to remind me that we should never take our friends for granted and we should reach out while we can. He will be missed. You will be missed. Jason Rowdy Cope memorial fund raises thousands of dollars, Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News at 11, Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News at 6, Chris Rodriguez is headed to the big stage, Heres how you can get free Mothers Day flowers, Shower chances, cooler temps linger through the first days of May, Water outages reported in Wise County following major leak. 1 On MusicRow Chart For Third Time With Going, Going, Gone, Nashville SC Teams Up With Johnny Cash Estate For Man In Black Alternate Jersey. Cope. His death was already heartbreaking but it would be even more if it was under even more heartbreaking circumstances. Jason "Rowdy" Cope, a co-founder of the country-rock band, The Steel Woods, has passed away at 43. January 24, 2021 @ Hes also featured playing guitar on her 2013 albumTin Starand the Secret Sisters 2010 self-titled album. 6:04 pm. It isnt about Cope, specifically, but its hard not to hear it as such when Bayliss mournfully sings, Ole buddy, ole pal/if I could call you up somehow/Id lie and tell you that Im getting by/without my best friend., I wasnt writing about any one person, but it is crazy that it just kind of flowed out of me way back then, Bayliss says of the song, which he wrote while Cope was still alive. Nobody said I was just fishing for clicks when I nominated The Steel Woods for both Album of the Year, and Song of the Year in 2019. RIP Rowdy, you will be forever and greatly missed.Jason Cope made his name and became a familiar face to many country fans after touring in Jamey Johnsons backing band for nearly 10 years. January 16, 2021 @ Brent Cobb, Dave Cobb, Jamey Johnson, Jason "Rowdy" Cope, Jason Cope, Lindi Ortega, Nikki Lane, Ted Russell Kamp, The Secret Sisters, The Steel Woods, Wes Bayliss, Trigger The word is that The Steel Woods had a new album finished, and ready for release in 2021. It was during the murder trial of Wayne Mills in Nashville. 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.. The Steel Woods' Jason "Rowdy" Cope was with Mills on the last night of his life. 8:19 am. 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 He produced Lindi Ortegas 2017 EPTil the Goin Gets Gone. A native of Black Mountain, North Carolina, in the western part of the state, he struggled to make it for years on the Los Angeles music scene, moonlighting as a roaming performer at a Sunset Strip country bar with guitarist Leroy Powell before moving to Nashville. KEARNEY When Jason "Rowdy" Cope died at age 42 in January, his band members in The Steel Woods dealt with the shock of his death. Jamey Johnson Joins Dave McMurray for Expansive Cover of Grateful Dead's 'To Lay Me Down' He would be so thrilled to see the efforts that people have gone to and feel the love and appreciation, OHandley said. 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). It brought people from California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Blankenship said. It was so easy. In his final years, however, he began to use his musical talent and experience to help others. Im saddened every time I look at that signed CD handing on my wall , Christina His ability to collaborate with artists across the musical spectrum leaves a long list of friends and colleagues morning the loss. 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. January 17, 2021 @ I remember hearing Rock That Says My Name on Outlaw and thinking Who the hell is THIS? 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. Backstage at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 23, 2013, the night of the George Jones tribute concert, was the. In early 2019 they released their latest record Old News to much critical acclaim. 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 18, 2021 @ Right up there with the likes of Whiskey Myers and Blackberry Smoke, The Steel Woods are in the conversation for one the best country rock bands in the business right now. After a decade of working in Los Angeles, he packed up and moved to Nashville in 2007. He had a lot of pent-up creativity that he wanted to get out there., At the time, Cope was still playing with Johnson and he gingerly approached his boss with news of his departure. I appreciate and respect that people are concerned for Jason Rowdy Cope and so am I. Jason "Rowdy" Cope, 42 Cope, co-founder of the country-rock band the Steel Woods, died in his sleep on Jan. 16. 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. I was teaching at the time and his Mom was a teacher in NC, he had great insight on how to improve curriculum at the secondary school level. New record coming in 2021. pic.twitter.com/BonNYeDh4s. Jason Rowdy Cope and Wes Bayliss backstage at a Steel Woods concert at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville in 2018. He says his friend left this world happy and satisfied. The next thing we heard after that was the lead that you hear on Macon. And that was just extraordinary. The Steel Woods are one of my faves, such amazing songs. Jason was sooo cool. My coverage of his tragic and unfortunate death wasnt posted for clicks any more than any other article ever posted about the death of anyonewhether its one of the 40 full-length obituaries I posted for musicians who passed away in 2020, The lengthy In Memoriam article I posted at the end of 2020 that detailed the dozens of contributors to country that passed away in 2020, the obituary I just posted today (Thursday) for Randy Parton, or the dozens of articles I have posted following up on the deaths of other individuals important to the country music realm. Onstage, the Steel Woods were a potent and teeth-rattling loud force. 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. I just wanted to be a part of a band and he was able to get his artistic side out. It seems to be unnamed. The 42-year-old guitarist/ songwriter/ producer was loved by many. 6:30 pm. January 17, 2021 @ HankThrilliams January 17, 2021 @ Jason Cope, "Rowdy" r.i.p. Ill never forget Jason Cope. 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. 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. The album was nominated for Saving Country Musics Album of the Year. January 17, 2021 @ And of course he loved those haunted ringing minor chords and used them to maximum effect behind Wes Bayliss voice. 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. All material 2023 LEO Weekly, Louisville, KY. All rights reserved. The two comprised the primary songwriters of The Steel Woods, with bass player Johnny Stanton, and drummer Jay Tooke filling out the roster.After releasing their debut album Straw in the Wind in 2017 via Thirty Tigers, The Steel Woods immediately shot up the country and Southern Rock depth charts, aided by big opportunities opening for Blackberry Smoke, Miranda Lambert, Cody Jinks, Jamey Johnson, and Dwight Yoakam. I have been looking forward to going to see them in concert for years. A few hours later he took the stage and showed everyone in the crowd why he was one of the best young guitar players in country music. Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson, Don Was Return for the Last Waltz Tour 2022, Despite their 13-year age difference, Cope and Bayliss spoke a similar musical language in the Steel Woods even if the elder Cope was just as passionate about hard rock and heavy metal bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath as he was about the Allman Brothers and the Eagles. LEO: Im sure youre excited to get back out on the road, but whats the biggest difference, what are the biggest changes to touring? 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 . Americana/southern rock/hard country band The Steel Woods, performing at The Loud this weekend, also began 2021 with a loss in the death of their founding guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope in. A post shared by Jason Cope (@jasonccope). 6:22 pm. 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. He came from a metal background, but he could play guitar like a steel player.. Jason Cope, affectionately known as Rowdy and founder of Southern rock band The Steel Woods, has passed away at 42. Theres of course no replacing Rowdy, but [Powers] is really just what we need right now. He gave me an education you cant teach unless you lived it. Cope co-founded the Steel Woods with Wes Bayliss in 2016 and the group released their debut project,Straw in the Wind, in 2017, followed by 2019s Old News. Rowdy brought that same energy to the Steel Woods and really enjoyed seeing them live over the years. 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 All rights reserved. By Melissa Gaddie. ' 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. Wes Bayliss wants you to know: He's good. Its made from all the judgment that was cast down on us. But, my biggest influence really was my family growing up, and you know they all played and sang, and without that I dont think Id be doing it.
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