On Saturday, his bandmates delivered the sad news via social media. Following his death in January, Copes group made visiting Eastern Kentucky a priority as they hosted events for the Jason Rowdy Cope Memorial Fund. January 17, 2021 @ I bought it at Whiskey Meyers show and met Jason and the rest of the band. Cope also co-wrote one of Johnsons signature songs, Cant Cash My Checks. Through this time period, Cope also worked as an in-demand session guitar player, performing on records from artists such as Brent Cobb, The Secret Sisters, The Oak Ridge Boys, Pure Ed, Ted Russell Kamp, Nikki Lane, and for Jamey Johnson as well. The event brought people from all over the country as they raised more than $10,000 in two days. The band made the devastating announcement this evening on their social media: My heart goes out the guys in the band, Jasons friends, his family, everybody that had the chance to meet him along the way, and the die-hard fans of this great band. "You name it . Honest songwriting, always trying to push the boundaries of our musicianship and keeping it really close to our roots when it comes to our influences., The Steel Woods announced Copes death on social media, writing in part on Instagram, We are writing this still in a state of shock and kindly ask for your prayers for the family, friends and band at this time. January 18, 2021 @ For Cope, who earned the nickname Rowdy for his wild-eyed, unpredictable persona, those good deeds and small victories were hard won. 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. By Melissa Gaddie. He played because his huge heart overflowed with love and life and rage and healing. All Of Your Stones will serve as a tribute to the heart, soul, love and vision Jason "Rowdy" Cope put into The Steel Woods. We did a few co writes, went fishin a couple times, and I still have a cookbook he gave me, white trash cookin We will all miss you. The Steel Woods' Jason "Rowdy" Cope died in January, but his power-chord-meets-chicken-pickin' guitar style lives on with a posthumous album. Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - Jason "Rowdy" Cope, guitarist for The Steel Woods, died on Saturday at 42.. 2:56 pm, Michael Roy He would be so thrilled to see the efforts that people have gone to and feel the love and appreciation, OHandley said. 8:46 am, Daniele We want to hear it. Trigger We are writing this still in a state of shock and kindly ask for your prayers for the family, friends and band at this time.Nashville Police Department Public Affairs Manager Don Aaron tells Saving Country Music that Jason Copes passing is currently considered an unclassified death, pending an autopsy by the local Medical Examiner. The Steel Woods had always planned on recording a new album in 2020 but didnt realize theyd get a year to work on it. After recording the album, guitarist and songwriter Jason "Rowdy" Cope passed away in his sleep at the beginning of 2021 before the band could go out on tour to promote All Of Your Stones. 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 January 16, 2021 @ The album was nominated for Saving Country Musics Album of the Year. Your email address will not be published. Jason Rowdy Cope, co-founder and guitar player of country rock band The Steel Woods, passed away. Cope also had played with Jamie Johnson for nine years and wrote with him. Even though its just him pretending to be wild and crazy, he cared about that stuff, Cobb says. 8:53 am, I have a signed copy of a release with an axe in a log. I am 1, of 25 People Who Ordered, and Received The double Autographed TEST PRESSINGS of Old News, + an Autographed copy of the Original Artwork ! 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. 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 @ The Steel Woods perform at Headliners Music Hall, Thursday Aug. 26, at 9 p.m.. Buy tickets here. The album was nominated for Saving Country Musics Album of the Year. Very sad. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. The 42-year-old was a hugely popular member of the community who had also worked as a player and producer with It serves to remind me that we should never take our friends for granted and we should reach out while we can. Jason Cope, affectionately known as Rowdy and founder of Southern rock band The Steel Woods, has passed away at 42. One of my favorite live bands because of Rowdys stage presence and talent. And he shared it with anyone willing to learn. January 18, 2021 @ I couldnt have been more proud. The group's publicist confirmed. Pictured: Rowdy (far right) with The Steel Woods. Most importantly, Cope found a use for all of those stones. Not sure of his vaccination status. 9:01 am. He was 42. All of the support has left OHandley thankful as she continues to reflect on her brothers legacy. Subscribe to our newsletter for new stories, tips & events. Jamey Johnson Joins Dave McMurray for Expansive Cover of Grateful Dead's 'To Lay Me Down' My heart goes out to his family, friends, and all who knew him. Im saddened every time I look at that signed CD handing on my wall , Christina Jason Cope was the wily veteran, while Wes Bayliss was the promising up-and comer. When the Steel Woods' co-founder Jason "Rowdy" Cope died unexpectedly at the age of 42 in January, the band had recently been recording new music.On May 14, Cope's surviving bandmates will move . Its a lifestyle. In early 2019 they released their latest record Old News to much critical acclaim. One of the nicest musicians I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Go rest high on that mountain. The album that ultimately became All Of Your Stones has more than just COVID as a back story. It was this idea of us being the umpire. The event brought people from all over the country as they raised more than $10,000 in two days. At the moment there is no information on the cause of death for Jason Rowdy Cope. On Saturday, his bandmates delivered the sad news via social media. RIP Rowdy, you will be forever and greatly missed., In his own Instagram post, Brent Cobb recalled crashing on Copes couch in Los Angeles and listening to music like it was the only thing in life that mattered. Hopefully I still will. LEO: Im sure youre excited to get back out on the road, but whats the biggest difference, what are the biggest changes to touring? Ill never forget Jason Cope. 8:19 am. January 19, 2021 @ On the latter, he co-wrote the brooding Cant Cash My Checks, about a farmer forced to grow pot to make ends meet, and delivered a searing solo on the gospel-tinged Macon., Weve had a lot of conversations about where our hard livin years had gotten us and the kinds of relationships that it probably cost us by being drunk all those years. 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. I dont know how superstitious I am, but Rowdy was.. I discovered him through you Trig and I appreciate all the hard work you put in to put out the word about artists like them. Thoughts with the family and band. He was one of the kindest, funniest most talented people I ever knew, producer Dave Cobb said at the news. 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. And one of the things we both kind of marveled at is the idea that even through that, God used us. Photo: Courtesy All Eyes Media. Coming out via Woods Music/Thirty Tigers, the bands third release is expected to be their strongest and most substantive work to date. Rowdy was an amazing talent, but even more than that he was a great human being. 9 Comments. ' Johnson says, laughing. January 16, 2021 @ 3:06 am. They never stopped playing for their fans, who many have become like family. What do you most want people to take away from this album? January 16, 2021 @ You name it, they came.. OHandley and a family friend said they are looking to host more fundraising events in Bell County in the near future. From Texas to Tennessee, Appalachia to Bakersfield, Whiskey Riff is THE unapologetic voice of the country music fan. Daniele His cause of death was linked to his Type II diabetes, diagnosed in late. Big loss for country music. Breaks Down His Killer White House Correspondents Dinner Set, Bernie Sanders: Many GOP Leaders 'Don't Even Believe in Democracy'. So the last three years with Jason were, he just felt so free and truly healed.. Its made from all the judgment that was cast down on us. Your email address will not be published. Knaw. The Test Pressings are Numbered and Dated 17/25, 10-01-2018..What kills me is Friday Night, I turned 61 Yrs old, and The LAST Record I listened to, Was Straw in The Wind..I am STUNNED Beyond Grief.I have NOT Liked a Bands Music Like these Guys in a LONG Time to Go Out and Spend that Kind of Money, Because I believed They Were (ARE !) This story has been updated. He was a metalhead through all of his teenage years and he could play, like, Pantera, Cobb says. All rights reserved. He will be missed. Bayliss is also a fierce guitarist and the interplay between him and Cope, pushed along by the chugging, sometimes sludgy rhythm of bassist Johnny Stanton and drummer Isaac Senty, made for epic moments of tension and release. Jason Cope, affectionately known as ' Rowdy ' and founder of Southern rock band The Steel Woods, has passed away at 42. Kevin Smith He wanted to put. It is with a broken and heavy heart that we share the news that our brother, friend and the founder of The Steel Woods, Jason Cope, has passed away, the band says. I saw em headline dive bar Carols, then Fitzgeralds patio, and open a sold out show for Cody in Madison in front of 2500 and the crowd went crazy!!! January 20, 2021 @ The group released their debut album, Straw in the Wind, in 2017, and followed it up with 2019s Old News. In addition to his work with Johnson and the Steel Woods, Cope also collaborated with other artists. Gonna be a force in Music for a while ! January 1, 2022 @ Angela 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. In Cope, Bayliss found the Gary Rossington to his Van Zant, as well as a way out of the solo artist grind. 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. The next thing we heard after that was the lead that you hear on Macon. And that was just extraordinary. A RIFF on what makes the great outdoorsgreat. 6:56 am. There might have been 100 people in that tiny room, but those boys played like it was a packed stadium. Cope was a cult hero in outlaw country and Southern rock circles, playing with artists like Jamey Johnson. January 20, 2021 @ It serves to remind me that we should never take our friends for granted and we should reach out while we can. 6:04 pm. Guess not. 7:38 pm. Prayers go out to all of his friends and family, Trigger 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.. Cobb had worked with Rowdy on numerous projects. 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. What an amazing band. Heres what really grabbed me about his playing. Hell be very sorely missed.Jason Cope started The Steel Woods with lead singer/guitar player Wes Bayliss. Wes Bayliss, the band's singer and co-songwriter, doubted. He killed the dragon. My heart goes out to Jasons family, band mates, and friends. "It brought people from California, Texas, Indiana, Florida," Blankenship said. One of my favorite bands of the past few years. I was honored to have him help out with my album East Tennessee, loved the work he did on so many great records, and was so proud to see the success he had with his new band, The Steel Woods. 3:52 am, Met my friend I considered a brother at the tender age of 15 or so and during that time he would play that guitar every day for hours upon hours practicing and practicing at the time I never knew why he would rather go home and practice guitar runs, notes, chords, and bends.versus hanging out but later he would attend college for music in LA. January 17, 2021 @ New record coming in 2021. pic.twitter.com/BonNYeDh4s, The Steel Woods (@thesteelwoods) December 2, 2020, The Steel Woods Founder & Guitar Player Jason Rowdy Cope Has Passed Away. Donnie Shelley I sat down to write about Jason, and his untimely passing shortly after he left this world. You know, some people, they work on technique all the time and then when they play, you kind of feel like somebodys been doing a bunch of math. By not really paying attention to the things we should have been paying attention to, Johnson says. January 17, 2021 @ Cope was 42 . Required fields are marked *. This is truly a tragic loss for music in general, and the Southern Rock revivalist movement (among which, I think The Steel Woods do it best), specifically. Copyright 2021 WYMT. After knocking on the door repeatedly and receiving no response, the friend forced entry where he found Jason Cope unresponsive, and called 911. If you think talking about artists like Jason Rowdy Cope results in large numbers of clicks beyond a very small niche of dialed-in independent fans, you dont know anything about how journalism and clickbait works. Rest in peace. January 31, 2021 @ This is a profound loss to music and humanity. 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. Very very sad From an Australian fan R.I.P Jamey, Joseph Robson thanks Trigger. Pictured: Rowdy (far right) with The Steel Woods. January 21, 2021 @ 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. News kadodd1 7:17 pm. in Nashville Saturday morning, January 16th, to check on him. And he would just be a freak about his volume pedal to give it that steel swell. Hed always say the secret to success was keeping irons in the fire. He was the real damn deal. 2023 Music Row Enterprises, LLC All rights reserved. He was 42 years old. January 16, 2021 @ 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. He was such a passionate musician. What do you most want people to take away? He played it just so natural, but it was intense. He said I just want to utilize every opportunity I have to carry this torch for healing.. 7:53 pm. Heartbroken. This is a gut punch for me. The Steel Woods got off the ground six years ago, when Cope whose death was attributed to a complication of diabetes was playing guitar for outlaw country star Jamey Johnson. Backstage at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 23, 2013, the night of the George Jones tribute concert, was the. While 2021 has hardly started, its unfortunately reminiscent of 2020: taking cherished country music icons away much too soon. The Steel Woods were cofounded by Wes Bayliss, Jason "Rowdy" Cope, and business partner Derek Stanley. History. Obviously my heart goes out to the family. He grew up listening to Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and rock bands like Led Zepplin. Jason Cope, "Rowdy" r.i.p. The band announced Copes death on social media with the statement:We are writing this still in a state of shock and kindly ask for your prayers for the family, friends and band at this time. They performed last year and after talking to Rowdy, they said we want to bring our fan club party here.. The recently revealed cause of Cope's death was due to severe complications from diabetes. Country is more than just a steel guitar. 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. God rest his soul . Johnson pauses to collect himself and goes on to explain, in a near soliloquy that dramatically rises and falls, how All of Your Stones is a testament to how he and Cope overcame respective bouts of self-sabotage. This story will be updated as further information becomes available. I had the pleasure of meeting him after a JJ show in Wabash. The album is unquestionably his magnum opus. While getting sober was the high point He celebrated his sobriety. He was 42. All love to Jason Rowdy Cope, his friends, his family, and his fans. Everything was really in line. I loved the fact that he had enough drive and enough ambition., Related Stories 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 17, 2021 @ R.I.P. We go at this thing with the same musical integrity as Jamey, Cope once told Rolling Stone of the Steel Woods musical approach. He produced Lindi Ortegas 2017 EPTil the Goin Gets Gone. "It is with a broken and heavy heart that we share the news that our brother, friend and the founder of The Steel Woods, Jason Cope, has passed away," the band says. He grew up in Black Mountain, NC. The surviving members of The Steel Woods include Bayliss, bassist Johnny Stanton and drummer Isaac Senty. He would get a little frustrated with his playing and I knew that once he got frustrated, he was focused, Johnson says. R.I.P, Hans Rosen Ive been off of social media for a bit and just ran into this news checking for potential dates for The Steel Woods. Now the conversation is sort of switching to okay, what all can we do? said Copes sister, Bethany OHandley. Together theyd take requests and fire off covers of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Proud of his Southern bona fides and determined to prove he wasnt an actor playing a part, Cope would sell customers moonshine that he bootlegged from North Carolina to California in his grandmothers car, disguising the white lightning in water bottles. I got into The Steel Woods right before I move to Hawaii in 2018. He lived it. Jason "Rowdy" Cope: Creator, Performer, Fan, and Student. RIP. This sucks big time. Theres an uncharacteristic quaver in Jamey Johnsons baritone when talking about the last song he ever wrote with Jason Rowdy Cope, his longtime friend and bandmate. Jason Rowdy Cope, a co-founder of the country-rock band, The Steel Woods, has passed away at 43. Still can't believe it. He came from a metal background, but he could play guitar like a steel player.. Both OHandley and Blankenship said that they plan to host more events in Kentucky soon. But, tragically, the damage of living for years with unchecked diabetes was already done the disease took his life in his sleep on January 16th, 2021. Cope had just started teaching guitar lessons to kids and he didnt want them to find the videos online and be afraid of him. The North Carolina native played on Johnsons albums That Lonesome Song and The Guitar Song,co-wrote The Guitar Song track Cant Cash My Checks, and worked with artists like Brent Cobb as well. 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. As a guitarist he was a force, as a songwriter he was an emotion with a pen, as a friend he was loyal and dependable to the end and as for me, he was my brother.Brent Cobb said upon Rowdys passing, He schooled me on everything. Man!! And you never knew what part he was going to drum up., Cope was so experimental and eager to try wildly different guitar parts, oftentimes in the same song, that Johnson devised a game he called Lead Guitar Baseball to critique and guide his guitarist. That song, All of Your Stones, ended up becoming the title track of the new album by Copes band the Steel Woods. Maybe thats one that gets looked over sometimes, but I know thats the right answer to that question all the time. January 24, 2021 @ Its one of those things, man, that I just didnt believe it for a couple of days, Bayliss says. Dennis Williams Time slips away call a friend you havent talked to in a while and tell them you love them. Only just seen this and truly gutted. It was so smooth. We take comfort . Trigger The death of the guitarist, songwriter and founding member of The Steel Woods Jason "Rowdy" Cope on January 16th sent shock waves across the independent country and southern rock world. There was no sign of a struggle, and no sign of foul play in Jason Copes death, though the investigation remains pending until the final autopsy report. Drink with us. We were the last two cars in the garage. ? Shortly thereafter, I was able to see them play at Songbirds in Chattanooga. In his honor, a memorial fund was started and has since brought in several thousands of dollars. Cope worked in the Los Angeles area for eight years before moving to Nashville in 2007 where he soon joined Jamey Johnsons backing outfit on lead guitar. January 17, 2021 @ After ending his time with Jamey Johnsons band, he co-founded Steel Woods with Wes Bayliss after the two met, playing in a cover band. Having collaborated with so many artists in his career leaves a long list of friends and collaborators morning Rowdys loss, including the family of country artist Wayne Mills, who was murdered in November of 2013. 3:16 pm. 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. January 16, 2021 @ 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. And of course he loved those haunted ringing minor chords and used them to maximum effect behind Wes Bayliss voice. 1:36 pm, What a devastating loss to the revitalization of Southern Rock music. On the Steel Woods 2017 debut, Straw in the Wind, he persuaded the band to cover Black Sabbaths Hole in the Sky. For 2019s Old News, Cope had them record the British metal pioneers Changes. They tackle one of Baylisss favorites, Skynyrds I Need You, on All of Your Stones, reimagining it as a duet with Ashley Monroe. According to Don Aaron, Jason Cope was found by a male friend who went to his home on Erin Ln. 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Launches Emerging Artists Program With Lainey Wilson, Jimmie Allen, More, Sara Evans To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Restless With Special Ryman Show, Parker McCollum Shares Title, Cover Of Upcoming Album Never Enough, Chrissy Metz, Bradley Collins Release Inspirational New Childrens Book, Luke Combs Returns To No. Laugh with us. One of the best country, outlaw, honky tonk bands and sound Ive ever heard. It was during the murder trial of Wayne Mills in Nashville. Wes Bayliss: Well, you know I guess theres not a whole lot of differences, as long as we get to show up and play the show, you know. After the incident, Cope stepped up to offer emotional support to Waynes wife Carol, and his son Jack. Man, sad sad news, how old was he? 28 subscribers 1.2K views 2 years ago In this video, we are sharing the sad news of Jason Rowdy's death. Some of it due and some of it probably undue. Prior to co-founding the Steel Woods with singer Wes Bayliss in 2016, Cope played guitar in Johnsons band for nearly a decade and appeared on the outlaw country singers revered albums That Lonesome Song and The Guitar Song.
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