The Steel Woods

The Steel Woods
Wes Bayliss, Tyler Powers and Johnny Stanton
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
MembersWes Bayliss
Johnny Stanton
Tyler Powers
Past membersJason "Rowdy" Cope
Jay Tooke
Websitethesteelwoods.com

The Steel Woods are an American country music group.[1] from Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Their debut album, Straw in the Wind, was released in 2017.[3]

The band has cited influences such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Led Zeppelin,[4][5] and have toured in support of artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dwight Yoakam, Jamey Johnson, Cody Jinks, Miranda Lambert, and Blackberry Smoke.[6]

Founding member and guitarist Jason "Rowdy" Cope died on January 16, 2021.[7]

  1. ^ "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: May 2017", Rolling Stone, May 9, 2017, retrieved September 19, 2017
  2. ^ Stroud, Scott (June 1, 2017), Review: The Steel Woods honor southern rock tradition, Associated Press, retrieved September 19, 2017
  3. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (19 June 2019). "The Steel Woods Plead For Civility With 'Old News'". www.kmuw.org. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ Burchard, Jeremy (2017-05-17). "Band to Watch: The Steel Woods, One of Southern Rock's New Revivalists". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ^ "The Steel Woods: Straw in the Wind". PopMatters. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ^ "Interview: Steel Woods @ Live Divide/Eagles Bozeman – June 2019". The BoZone. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ^ Hudak, Joseph (2021-05-20). "The Metalhead Who Played Country Guitar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-09-10.