Wes Bayliss and Jason “Rowdy” Cope, co-founders of the Steel Woods, are a pair of hirsute, Southern-bred musicians who met while performing on the same bill at a Nashville nightclub. This led to ...

Nashville roots rockers the Steel Woods are premiering their new song "Rock That Says My Name" exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to listen. "Rock That Says My Name" is the kind of ...

Following the untimely death of the band’s co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist Jason “Rowdy” Cope on Jan. 16 at the age of 42, The Steel Woods‘ surviving members, singer Wes Bayliss, bassist Johnny ...

Listen to The Steel Woods' new album “On Your Time,” and you’ll hear the sound of a band that’s been reset by tragedy, a group pressing forward after the death of one of its founders. The album is ...

Southern rock band The Steel Woods is giving fans another preview of their upcoming fourth studio album. Today (September 1), the gritty Nashville-based group shared “The Man from Everywhere,” which ...

UPDATE 2 (8/26): The Steel Woods removed an online image of Johnny Cash the band used to announce their opposition to vaccine mandates after Rosanne Cash rebuked the Southern rock group for what she ...

The Steel Woods will stay true to themselves, regardless of what comes their way. A Nashville band at heart, they broke out of the country music capital of the world with a brand of blues-infused ...

It has been a month or so of great loss in the music industry with the deaths of ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, songwriting legend Tom T. Hall, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Don Everly of the Every ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. From a bar in the rural south to the main stage, The Steel Woods have stayed humble ...

Flatland Cavalry Plot Spring 2023 Headlining Tour — See the Dates The acclaimed country band have added a new stretch of headlining shows to their already busy 2023 touring schedule. The band's new ...