Friday, December 05, 2025

FRIDAY MUSIC: Stephen Wilson Jr., by JD

This is a country music artist new to me and he is the ‘shot in the arm’ it needs to rescue the genre from its current stale and tired state.

Born on July 11, 1979, Wilson was raised in Seymour, Indiana. Introverted as a youth, Wilson and his brother were guided by their father into competitive boxing. This experience, culminating in Golden Gloves amateur boxing competitions, helped him conquer stage fright.

Wilson recalls how country singer Tim McGraw’s song “Don’t Take the Girl” profoundly impacted him as a child. Raised poor by a single dad, and with an absent mother who suffered through abusive relationships, the song’s storytelling sparked in him a passion for lyrics and poetry, leading him to begin writing his own songs.

Wilson’s father died in September 2018.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wilson_Jr.
https://stephenwilsonjr.com/

Stephen Wilson Jr. - “Stand By Me” [Ben E. King Cover]
Stephen Wilson Jr. - Calico Creek (Acoustic)
Stephen Wilson Jr. - Grief is Only Love (Acoustic)
Stephen Wilson Jr. - “The Devil” (Live at the Print Shop)
Stephen Wilson Jr. - Year to Be Young 1994 (Later... with Jools Holland)
Stephen Wilson Jr. - “Father’s Son” (Live at the Print Shop)

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