Third Country Radio Episode 81: Blue Skies with Sturgill Simpson

With the release of his new album Passage du Desir, Sturgill Simpson has returned from walking the earth with a new name: Johnny Blue Skies. With it, he's also traversing more genres and melding them with his country roots. To celebrate, we're taking a tour through Simpson's career, sharing some of our favorite songs from his excellent back catalog.

Playlist

  1. Turtles All The Way Down by Sturgill Simpson on Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (High Top Mountain)
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  3. Railroad of Sin by Sturgill Simpson on High Top Mountain (High Top Mountain)
  4. The Promise by Sturgill Simpson on Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (High Top Mountain)
  5. Featured You Can Have The Crown by Sturgill Simpson on High Top Mountain (High Top Mountain)
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  7. In Bloom by Sturgill Simpson on A Sailor's Guide To Earth (Atlantic)
  8. Long White Line by Sturgill Simpson on Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (High Top Mountain)
  9. Paradise by Sturgill Simpson on Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 (Oh Boy)
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  11. Featured Swamp of Sadness by Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson on Passage Du Desir (High Top Mountain) New
  12. A Good Look by Sturgill Simpson on Sound & Fury (Elektra)
  13. Juanita (feat. Willie Nelson) by Sturgill Simpson on The Ballad of Dood & Juanita (High Top Mountain)
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  15. Use Me (Brutal Hearts) by Diplo, Sturgill Simpson, Dove Cameron & Johnny Blue Skies on Use Me (Brutal Hearts) (Remixes) (Columbia)
  16. Remember to Breathe by Sturgill Simpson on Sound & Fury (Elektra)
  17. Featured Right Kind of Dream by Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson on Passage Du Desir (High Top Mountain) New
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  19. Life Ain't Fair And the World is Mean by Sturgill Simpson on Cuttin’ Grass - Vol.1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) (High Top Mountain)
  20. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) by Sturgill Simpson on Cuttin’ Grass - Vol. 2 (The Cowboy Arms Sessions) (High Top Mountain)
  21. Turtles All the Way Down by Sturgill Simpson on Cuttin’ Grass - Vol.1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) (High Top Mountain)
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  23. Oh Sarah by Sturgill Simpson on A Sailor's Guide to Earth (Atlantic)
  24. Featured Scooter Blues by Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson on Passage Du Desir (High Top Mountain) New
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  26. Featured Jupiter's Faerie by Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson on Passage Du Desir (High Top Mountain) New