“SON OF A SINNER” DEBUTS INSIDE TOP 40 ON COUNTRY RADIO CHARTS
Stoney Creek Records/BMG artist Jelly Roll, whose underground genre-bending latest single “Son of a Sinner” impacted Country radio today at No. 32 on Billboard Country Music Chart and No. 40 on Mediabase. Totaling 76 first week stations, the song is this week’s Most Added. The single has already racked up 25 million on-demand streams in addition to debuting No. 38 on Billboard’s Country Music Chart earlier this month.
The Nashville native singer/songwriter’s vulnerable tune is part of Jelly Roll’s latest musical journey finding truth and understanding through his work with his upcoming new music. Jelly Roll has recently received praise from Billboard, “his music takes those raw, unreserved verses and melds elements of country, rock, and hip-hop into his own signature style” and American Songwriter “with powerful tunes like ‘Son of a Sinner’ and ‘Sober’ it’s clear that when it comes to music, Jelly Roll’s heart is often right—singing with a profound amount of emotion and tact, the songs and their revealing lyrics soar to brilliantly uplifting heights, shining light onto some of life’s darkest circumstances.”
The multi-genre talent’s “Dead Man Walking” single is currently No. 4 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart and has over 10 million streams and counting. The singer who also has been featured in American Songwriter and Country Insider sold out the iconic Ryman Auditorium in September in mere minutes and will be joining Shinedown The Revolution’s Live Tour on select dates this summer and fall and Red Rocks on October 23. Tickets can be found here.
“Son of a Sinner” written by Jelly Roll, Ernest Keith Smith (Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line) and David Ray Stevens was part of Jelly Roll’s successful 2021 Ballads Of the Broken which became a therapeutic outlet fans have come to know from Jelly, who has himself struggled with past addiction. It followed the success of his hit song “Save Me,” which ushered a new wave of musical growth for the multi-talented artist. “Save Me” is now certified Gold, with the video garnering more than 65 million YouTube views and remains his biggest song to date. To date, Jelly has more than a billion collective streams and counting and over one billion streams on YouTube alone. Jelly Roll’s My Opry Debut video from his inaugural performance at the Grand Ole Opry, featuring “Son of a Sinner” will air Saturday, April 23 at 10:30/9:30c pm on Circle All Access.
Hailing from the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Jelly Roll’s unique talent has been flying under the radar, building a rabid legion of fans with his raw, rough-edge lyrics and “man of the people” charisma. Averaging more than 200 shows a year and having released more than two dozen albums, Jelly Roll shares his hard truths and struggles directly and intimately with his dedicated fans, who hang on his every word, leading to millions of views with each video he posts. For more information and upcoming tour dates, please visit: www.jellyroll615.com.
“Son of a Sinner” Lyrics:
I never get lonely
I got these ghosts to keep me company
I took the rearview off this old Ford so I only see in front of me
Now the past is out of sight and out of mind
Swore I changed, now I’m back chasing these white lines.
I’m just a long haired son of a sinner
Searching for new ways I can get gone
I’m a pedal to the highway if you ever wonder why we write these songs
‘Cause I’m only one drink away from the devil
I’m only one call away from home
Yeah, I’m somewhere in the middle
I guess I’m just a little
Right and wrong
These backroads got me
These pills pretend to be my friend
I’m done for the last time
I’m lying to myself again
I always say that
Now I’m on my way back here somehow
I should know by now
I’m just a long haired son of a sinner
Searching for new ways I can get gone
I’m a pedal to the highway if you ever wonder why we write these songs
‘Cause I’m only one drink away from the devil
I’m only one call away from home
Yeah, I’m somewhere in the middle
I guess I’m just a little
Right and wrong
Mistakes I made I paid for them in cash
Walked a million miles on broken glass
I’m feeling like I’m fading
My hearts been slowing breaking
Might pop a pill, and smoke and maybe drink
Talk to God and tell him what I think
At first He’s gonna hate me
But eventually He’ll save me
I’m just a long haired son of a sinner
Searching for new ways I can get gone
I’m a pedal to the highway if you ever wonder why we write these songs
‘Cause I’m only one drink away from the devil
I’m only one call away from home
Yeah, I’m somewhere in the middle
I guess I’m just a little
Right and wrong