Jake Worthington Revives Traditional Country Sounds on ‘When I Write The Song’: ‘I Like My Music To Sound Like Live Music’

Jake Worthington Revives Traditional Country Sounds on ‘When I Write The Song’: ‘I Like My Music To Sound Like Live Music’

When Jake Worthington performed at the Grand Ole Opry recently, he brought a special guest with him —a bit of family history, as he played his late grandfather’s guitar, while standing on the famed six-foot diameter oak circle embedded in the center of the Opry House stage. “My papaw was a big reason why I got the itch for a song,” Worthington tells Billboard, noting that his grandfather raised him on the sounds of George Jones, Merle Haggard …

Jake Worthington's got a memorable Miranda Lambert duet & a new album

Jake Worthington’s ‘When I Write the Song’ (Big Loud) Jake Worthington‘s sophomore album arrives Friday, containing one of the more memorable country song titles of all time: “Hello S***** Day” with Miranda Lambert. That’s not the only star-studded collaboration on the 14-track When I Write the Song, either. Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart joins him on “I’m the One,” while newcomer Mae Estes duets on “I Feel You.” “It’s a reminder to fi…

Jake Worthington’s got a memorable Miranda Lambert duet & a new album – 98.9 THE BULL

Jake Worthington‘s sophomore album arrives Friday, containing one of the more memorable country song titles of all time: “Hello S***** Day” with Miranda Lambert. That’s not the only star-studded collaboration on the 14-track When I Write the Song, either. Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart joins him on “I’m the One,” while newcomer Mae Estes duets on “I Feel You.” “It’s a reminder to fight the good fight,” Jake says of the project. “I’m a …