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Sturgill Simpson
Jackson, Kentucky, USA
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 t…
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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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2023
True Love: Making The Creator
Movie Self
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2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Movie Henry Grammer
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2023
The Creator
Movie Drew
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2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Movie Self
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2020
Materna
Movie Paul
- 2020
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2020
Find Your Groove
Movie Self
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2020
The Hunt
Movie Vanilla Nice
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2019
Queen & Slim
Movie Police Officer Reed
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2019
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
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2019
The Righteous Gemstones
TV show Brother Marshall
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2019
The Dead Don't Die
Movie Guitar Zombie
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2018
Black Hog Gut
Movie Top Hat
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2017
I Love You, America
TV show Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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2011
Orca Park
Movie Jackson
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2005
Squidbillies
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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1993
Late Show with David Letterman
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1975
Saturday Night Live
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1975
Austin City Limits
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John Prine: Hello in There
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The Lonely Woman
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