<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Willie Jones</strong> just released his &#8220;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kciR8kzmEL-DBGjY3f1R5vUarlkSso-jI9nHZQX6aYR1EaRnnKVhbkujBzPgI-XQIVigmiXtFGnBAo7MCwF_IHhIpjhWtxD4wPjxYACoWMnD001grFsx7eiz_ZPh0XOU2q3QwNn57mlekYGXWKG1VQ==&;c=wow46PYlqDhp3J82yTYttmAfIrEZW-J-nGg7DhNxx_UxLvXQjHmnkw==&;ch=ppSVTns2LqreHjjUYKSqz4FxYns_SerSr893Qecvnj6WZgcLSizTIw==" target="_blank">2-Piece Combo</a>&#8221; (11.19), and since one of the two new tracks, &#8220;<strong>Slow Cookin&#8217;</strong>,&#8221; samples <strong>Hank Williams</strong>&#8216; 1950’s classic, &#8220;Hey Good Lookin&#8217;,&#8221; Jones recently took a special trip to the last place the &#8220;Hillbilly Shakespeare&#8221; was seen alive, Bristol, TN. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Spending his day exploring the &#8220;birthplace of country music,&#8221; the Louisiana native sat down with <strong>Tom Netherland</strong> of <strong><em>The Bristol Herald Courier</em></strong> to chat about the genre’s legends who continue to influence his signature sound, many of whom got their start in the small town of Bristol.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kciR8kzmEL-DBGjY3f1R5vUarlkSso-jI9nHZQX6aYR1EaRnnKVhbjyT4psYQQzE6wETWbpKpiboMXt4Xb9RZvbHfVdcC-WyV1q1TKeGKGkxc6h3wOoyN-tIkVHxXySRRIxV0lLDEoVbmaM3RsOQuSF5mXnZdnL_efI6Nbx_Wl-E3iB-7oewBv5ARaSKKqdxEi_m58y1tTJTdO-vHcdrkzkknwHdTKS76YXPjK8NcTpnX9zQ8E3LtcvNkNNzprQ_&;c=wow46PYlqDhp3J82yTYttmAfIrEZW-J-nGg7DhNxx_UxLvXQjHmnkw==&;ch=ppSVTns2LqreHjjUYKSqz4FxYns_SerSr893Qecvnj6WZgcLSizTIw==" target="_blank">WATCH IT HERE</a></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Perfectly blending elements of hip-hop and country, Jones&#8217; swampy, unique style continues to impress. Recently dubbed one of <strong><em>MusicRow Magazine</em></strong><em>&#8216;</em>s <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kciR8kzmEL-DBGjY3f1R5vUarlkSso-jI9nHZQX6aYR1EaRnnKVhbjyT4psYQQzEKkdtDBmb_D7E5N4augXVHUoj4H2cJp2JVQheKMw0aTfHyEGoMOaIiQvtm5Jt04rKv6MB6BjSqZJSUaP5S1xjfW-Ahr8rZNkoGRS2PhDhaGtuoQHN5slku-3DdD-POuS9JPOz6-xl6ACtFU_Jp9yBS1r2ZHD8dMz4c3XlO_0hl70=&;c=wow46PYlqDhp3J82yTYttmAfIrEZW-J-nGg7DhNxx_UxLvXQjHmnkw==&;ch=ppSVTns2LqreHjjUYKSqz4FxYns_SerSr893Qecvnj6WZgcLSizTIw==" target="_blank">Next Big Thing</a><em> </em>class of 2022 and one of <strong>Pandora</strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>2022 Country Artists to Watch</em></strong>,<em> </em>the Louisiana native is also the sole country artist on <strong>Vevo</strong>&#8216;s coveted <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kciR8kzmEL-DBGjY3f1R5vUarlkSso-jI9nHZQX6aYR1EaRnnKVhbidX7urbSMqQJt1XMekvOB8zAGA7k1XlOBkxbaGUw61qvVdnuRHZeAw_idLutmXGvj_Rb-X5LfKgm269TIgQYFmDoxsicU1AjzWAP3vpRR6EqMRRKtHGO1o7yDjlOt1Wtd4gVEUaE7GyRj5A1OE_JQAJ9XRXfeM_2MXQUhFb-sNXeN-t493Bz9vms0hRRXGs4ipvJ6X6AhX0kolZykLq9kf6a1TllJb6pg==&;c=wow46PYlqDhp3J82yTYttmAfIrEZW-J-nGg7DhNxx_UxLvXQjHmnkw==&;ch=ppSVTns2LqreHjjUYKSqz4FxYns_SerSr893Qecvnj6WZgcLSizTIw==" target="_blank">DSCVR &#8220;Artists to Watch&#8221;</a> list for 2022, featured among a curated class of 21 emerging artists from around the globe who are expected to &#8220;catch fire&#8221; on a mainstream level.</p>
Willie Jones visits Bristol + 2022 Next Big Thing
Willie Jones visits Bristol + 2022 Next Big Thing