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 ...

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 ...

Nashville-based Southern rockers the Steel Woods are premiering their new song “Della Jane’s Heart” exclusively with The Boot. Readers can press play below to listen. “Della Jane’s Heart” hides the ...

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 ...

The third and arguably finest release from these Nashville based Southern rockers should have come with the anticipation it would elevate them to headliner status in larger venues. Instead, it’s ...

The Steel Woods came into being in 2016 based on a shared vision. The Nashville band’s cofounders, Wes Bayliss and Jason “Rowdy” Cope, had struck up a friendship that led to a lot of fishing and a lot ...

Nashville’s The Steel Woods has all of the talent necessary to carry the Southern rock torch. But don’t tell the band’s co-founder and co-songwriter that. “Thank you, but I don’t ever want to carry ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. - The latest album from The Steel Woods shows the band addressing resiliency and moving forward from tough times, a theme that's particularly poignant after the loss of the band's ...

The Steel Woods have announced their third album, All of Your Stones, a record that arrives as unplanned eulogy to the Southern rock band’s co-founder Jason “Rowdy” Cope. The guitarist and songwriter ...

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 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 ...

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 ...