Sturgill Simpson Performs On ‘Conan’ & Plays New Album At KCRW

Country musician Sturgill Simpson appeared as musical guest on last night’s episode of Conan on TBS. He and his band played a song from the singer-songwriter’s recently released concept album A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, which they recently played in its entirety for KCRW.

Forgoing an instrument, Simpson solely delivered lead vocals on a performance of the new LP’s track “Oh Sarah” for the Conan audience. The song was originally recorded by Simpson’s previous band Sunday Valley and issued on their 2011 album To The Wind And On To Heaven. Watch the performance of “Oh Sarah” here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJ7PxBy8Og

Simpson and his band also recently stopped by Apogee Studio in Los Angeles to perform as part of the KCRW Morning Becomes Electric Apogee Sessions series. The set featured Simpson’s live debut performance of the songs on A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, which he played completely from start to finish. Watch the entire set showcasing Simpson, drummer Miles Miller, guitarist Laur Joamet, bassist Chuck Bartels, keyboardist Bobby Emmett, saxophonist Brad Walker, trombonist Jon Ramm and trumpeter Scott Frock via this link.