Video: Jason Isbell - The Day John Henry Died

[ purchase the Drive-By Truckers’ version with Jason Isbell on lead ] [ purchase Jason Isbell’s live album being released on November 19, 2012, even though this song isn’t on it ] The story of John Henry is probably one of the most popular American folktales, and it has been the subject of many books and songs. I have 41 John Henry related songs on my iPod, and that just scratches the surface (and some of the recordings also are old enough that they have scratched surfaces). One of my kids’ favorite books when they were [...]

It gives me so much pleasure to announce that Jason Isbell will be playing an acoustic show upstairs in Whelan's on June 20th of this year. He's playing a few European dates to promote new album Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit , and thanks be to jaysus he's coming back here. Tickets are €16, and worth every single penny. Gig of the year, no doubt about it. Jason plays Drive-By Truckers tune 'The Day John Henry Died' acoustic: