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  • Jun 8, 1978
    Singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson is born in Jackson, Kentucky. Compared favorably to Waylon Jennings, he gains a Top 10 country album in 2014 with "Metamodern Sounds In Country Music" and a #1 album in 2016 with "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"
    Jun 11, 2013
    High Top Mountain releases Sturgill Simpson's debut album, "High Top Mountain"
    May 13, 2014
    High Top Mountain Records releases the Sturgill Simpson album "Metamodern Sounds In Country Music"
    Mar 25, 2015
    Judge Keith Urban wears a Sturgill Simpson T-shirt on FOX's "American Idol." David Hasselhoff sings a medley on the '80s-themed edition that includes a snippet of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
    May 14, 2015
    Sturgill Simpson and Lucinda Williams earn three nominations, joining Shakey Graves as the top finalists in the Americana Honors & Awards
    Jun 13, 2015
    Sturgill Simpson performs during the all-genre Bonnaroo Music Festival outside Manchester, Tennessee. Roaming the grounds as a fan is a future country hitmaker, singer/songwriter Maren Morris
    Jul 4, 2015
    Willie Nelson hosts his Fourth of July Picnic at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas. The bill includes Kacey Musgraves, Jamey Johnson, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Bush, Eric Church, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell. The show wraps with a mass performance of "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die"
    Sep 16, 2015
    Sturgill Simpson wins twice during the Americana Honors & Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. He's named Artist of the Year and "Turtles All The Way Down" is cited as Song of the Year
    Apr 15, 2016
    Atlantic releases Sturgill Simpson's album "A Sailor's Guide To Earth"
    May 7, 2016
    Sturgill Simpson's project "A Sailor's Guide To Earth" debuts at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart

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