Like some cinematic Western, the Steel Woods’ “Straw in the Wind” spins a story of sin, struggle and strange disappearances in small-town America. The murder ballad doubles as the title track to the ...

The Steel Woods, "Straw in the Wind" (Woods Music/Thirty Tigers) Fame Studios producer Rick Hall maintains that southern rock was born the day Duane Allman goaded Wilson Pickett into covering the ...

Two sons of the South bond over a love of Southern rock, outlaw country, bluegrass, R&B and … fishing. The result is the Steel Woods, fronted by Alabama-born Wes Bayliss and Rowdy Cope of Asheville, ...

EVANSVILLE -- Up-and-coming Southern rock and roots band The Steel Woods is opening for Dwight Yoakam at The Victory Theater Wednesday. The group is fronted by co-creators Wes Bayliss and Jason "Rowdy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’s Steel Woods straddle a jagged line between country’s outer limits and rock’s primal essence. From territory long occupied by bands including the Kentucky Headhunters come the Steel Woods.

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 ...

The Steel Woods: Johnny Stanton (bass), Jay Tooke (drums), Wes Bayliss (lead vocals, guitar), and Jason “Rowdy” Cope (guitar). Credit: Photo by Mintypics/Courtesy of All Eyes Media In terms of health, ...