There is an unnamed, but well stocked, subgenre of music in general which reflects on the toll that the troubadour life takes, and ‘Grandpa’s Jacket‘ by Stephen Simmons is well within that subgenre. There’s a weariness […]
Heartfelt observations on life from Tennessee singer-songwriter Stephen Simmons. Stephen Simmons has been around for a while. “Hunch” is his twelfth album and his first for almost five years. His stunning “Family Album”, born out of […]
Unspun Heroes vinyl record label exhumes a fascinating early release by worthy Tennessee troubadour. “Drink Ring Jesus” is the second album, released in 2006, by Nashville-based Tennessean Stephen Simmons. On its 19th anniversary, it is being […]
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