Somehow hadn't heard of Willie Jones until his feature on Cowboy Carter, but am very grateful for that album turning me on to him. I do, however, 100% share your thoughts on Beyoncé's cover of Jolene.
Charles (who wrote those Willie Jones recs) may have more to add but just in case you haven't got to it yet, I'd highly recommend Jones' 2021 album Just Do It--one of the standouts for me of this whole rich, deep-bench modern black country moment. --DC
Somehow hadn't heard of Willie Jones until his feature on Cowboy Carter, but am very grateful for that album turning me on to him. I do, however, 100% share your thoughts on Beyoncé's cover of Jolene.
Charles (who wrote those Willie Jones recs) may have more to add but just in case you haven't got to it yet, I'd highly recommend Jones' 2021 album Just Do It--one of the standouts for me of this whole rich, deep-bench modern black country moment. --DC