This week Danny and Tyler discuss one of their very favorite country artists of past or present: Sturgill Simpson. And they’re joined by fellow comedian, banjo player, and Sturgill fan, Eli Coyote Mandel (@elicoyote, SNL, Search Party)! Eli breaks down the Pete Seeger to John Prine to Sturgill Simpson pipeline, and how he went from hating country to loving it. The boys talk about Sturgill’s excellent storytelling, his rise to country stardom, and his refusal to stick to any one genre. We’re confident that if you’re a fan of folksy goodheartedness and/or fiery guitar licks you’re gonna like Sturgill.

It was hard to narrow down, but here are some more Sturgill recs from Eli, Danny, and Tyler:Turtles All The Way DownSea StoriesIn BloomLife of SinI’d Have To Be CrazyThe PromiseBrace For Impact (Live a Little)Paradise [from the Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows vol 2 John Prine tribute album]Railroad of SinA Little LightCall to Arms

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “You Can Have The Crown”:https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist You can now support us on PATREON!For other playlists, ways to listen, and more, click here!RIP to Hargus "Pig" Robbins (January 18, 1938 - January 30, 2022), who was mentioned in this episode (recorded in fall 2021). The Hall of Famer played not only with Sturgill Simpson, but with Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan, and just about everybody else. One of the best pianists of any genre.

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