Jelly Roll‘s Whitsitt Chapel album is out. The 13-track record, Jelly Roll’s first country project, encompasses his entire life and career, including his times incarcerated as both a juvenile and adult, and his journey escaping what seemed to be an inevitable life in and out of prison. “I’ve realized in life, of all the emotions that one can feel,…
Jelly Roll is still paying for sins and transgressions he committed when he was just a child. The 38-year-old was charged with aggravated robbery, a felony, when he was just 16 years old. At the time, Jelly Roll — already in and out of incarceration — was charged as an adult, all but sealing his fate as a permanent…
Struggle Jennings‘ latest album, Monte Carlo, is out now. The record is a testament to how far Jennings has come, including a five-year incarceration on drug charges, and overcoming addiction that already claimed the lives of those close to him. It’s an uphill battle that Jennings says would not have happened without the influence of his grandfather, Waylon Jennings,…
Jelly Roll will spend not one but two nights at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. The Nashville native will appear at the Mother Church of Country Music on May 30, for a Q&A about his Save Me documentary, which premieres on Hulu that day. The following night, May 31, Jelly Roll will perform his new album, Whitsitt Chapel, in its…
Jelly Roll has had some soaring highs and terrifying lows throughout his life. They will all soon be on display for the world to see in Save Me, a new documentary on his path from his troubled childhood to years in and out of jail, to becoming one of country music’s biggest stars. For Jelly Roll, whose real name…
We now know what songs will be on Jelly Roll‘s new Whitsitt Chapel album. The “Need a Favor” singer just shared all 13 songs on the forthcoming project, revealing that he wrote all of the tracks, alongside writers like Ashley McBryde, HARDY, Brantley Gilbert and more. Whitsitt Chapel includes three collaborations: with Gilbert and Struggle Jennings, on “Behind Bars,”…
Jelly Roll is sharing more details about his criminal past. The “Son of a Sinner” singer has previously spoken about his life in and out of jail, but he is now opening up for the first time about one of his biggest crimes, one with permanent consequences. “I spent most of my , from 14 to 25, in jail….
Jelly Roll credits his upcoming Whitsitt Chapel album to his daughter, Bailee, and her growing faith. The “Need a Favor” singer shares how Bailee’s decision to start going to church on her own, and get baptized, is what led to all of the songs on his new record. “Bailee approached me about six, seven, eight months ago about this…
Jelly Roll‘s first full-length country album, Whitsitt Chapel , will be out on June 2. The record is named after a small church he grew up attending in Nashville, one he hopes gains a bit of notoriety when the project is released. “Wouldn’t it be cool to have the record do so well that people just stopped by ,”…
Jelly Roll‘s rags-to-riches, prodigal son story is more than just a way for him to get notoriety. The 38-year-old was first incarcerated when he was just 14 years old, spending the next decade in and out of juvenile and adult prisons, racking up a lengthy list of serious charges, including aggravated robbery and possession with intent to deliver. The…
