Sturgill Simpson

Biography

Sturgill Simpson is an American country music singer-songwriter who has also acted in films and television. Born in Jackson, Kentucky, he started the country rock group Sunday Valley in 2004 and released his self-funded debut album, High Top Mountain, in 2013. His second album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, earned a Best Americana Album Grammy nomination, while his third, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, won a Grammy for Best Country Album. As an actor, he has appeared in Queen & Slim (2019), The Hunt (2020), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), and The Creator (2023). His television work includes roles in One Dollar and The Righteous Gemstones. He has also released music under the name Johnny Blue Skies, including the album Passage du Desir.

48years old

Turns 49 on June 8in 238 days

Born June 8, 1978Jackson
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
John Sturgill Simpson (birth name)Also credited as John Simpson and Johnny Blue Skies

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 4 years2019 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023Killers of the Flower MoonIMDb rating 7.5
2023The CreatorIMDb rating 6.7
2020The HuntIMDb rating 6.6
2019Queen & SlimIMDb rating 7.1

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Behind the camera
Simpson produced Tyler Childers' 2017 album Purgatory after drummer Miles Miller introduced them, and he produced Childers' 2019 album Country Squire as well.
About the name
In 2024, Simpson announced a tour and an album, Passage du Desir, both credited to "Johnny Blue Skies". He had used that name before, for a production company on the Sound & Fury film and in the artwork of A Sailor's Guide to Earth.
Behind the camera
For Jim Jarmusch's horror-comedy The Dead Don't Die, released in 2019, Simpson wrote and performed the theme song. He also had a part in the movie, appearing as "Sturgill Zombie".