Uncle B’s Drunk w/ Power String Band Show w/ Bryan Simpson, Ashley Gorley, Matt Jenkins, Ben Johnson,Jeff Hyde, Sarah Buxton, Jerry Flowers, Josh Jenkins, Ryan Beaver

Uncle B’s Drunk With Power String Band Show is Bryan Simpson’s irreverent trippy-trad tent revival of a musical experience currently in residence in the Neon Steeple at Chief’s on Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. Aka. the Damned Ole Opry – the variety show features a wildly talented slew of colorful and creative musicians, singers, and songwriters that tear things down to the stud level all in the way of a grand ole time. Each month, Uncle B’s honors a legendary record with renditions of classic songs performed on banjos, fiddles and mandolins. It’s hay bales and hell yeahs! Imagine Billy Strings meets Barnum and Bailey. Hee Haw and Half Baked had a baby. It’s best witnessed instead of discussed. Come lay eyes on it.

This Month’s Lineup:

Sarah Buxton – The Nashville-based singer-songwriter has long excelled inside the machine with her eyes fixed firmly outside of it, plotting a space of her own. A singer’s singer who’s lent her signature ethereal grit to projects for a range of artists from Miranda Lambert to Dierks Bentley to David Nail to Blake Shelton to Will Hoge, Buxton has also written songs for a list that’s equally impressive: Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Big & Rich, Gary Allan, Trisha Yearwood, Caitlyn Smith, Sarah Jarosz, Reba McEntire, Harry Connick Jr., Dan Tyminski, and more. She’s sung on records for Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Smith, Tyminski, and numerous others as well––evidence of a telling pattern: When discerning ears hear her voice singing her song, they want to incorporate as much of Buxton’s magic into their own version as possible. Buxton has also contributed songs to hit TV series such as Nashville, for which she and co-writer Kate York earned an Emmy nomination.

Jerry Flowers  is not only an incredible songwriter, but also one of Nashville’s best musicians. Between touring with Keith Urban as band leader and bass player, Jerry was able to earn 3 Number-One  hits with Jason Aldean as well as Number-Ones with Sam Hunt,  Billy Currington and Ryan Hurd / Maren Morris. Jerry has  had cuts with many other artists, including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Lady A.

Ashley Gorley has written a record-breaking 70+ #1 radio singles and has had more than 400 songs recorded by artists such as Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Bon Jovi, Weezer, and more. His grammy-nominated hit with Morgan Wallen, “Last Night,” reigned as the Number-One Hot 100 Song for a record-breaking 16 weeks, proving to be one of the biggest country crossover hits of all-time. In the same year, Gorley was awarded ACM Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year for Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” and landed ASCAP Country Song of the Year with Wallen’s “You Proof.” He was also awarded 2023 Songwriter of the Year (all-genre) by Variety at their prestigious Hitmakers event in Los Angeles. In 2022, he was honored as NSAI’s Songwriter of the Decade for 2010-2019. In 2011, Gorley formed his own publishing and artist development company, Tape Room Music. Writers for Tape Room have already celebrated nearly 40 #1 songs, including 2018 ASCAP Country Song of the Year, “Body Like A Back Road” and 2021 ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC Country Song, “One Of Them Girls.” He has multiple Grammy, CMA, and ACM nominations and wins, including a nomination for Country Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Jeff Hyde – A native of Marshall, Texas and raised on sounds of artists such as Keith Whitley, Tom T. Hall, and The Statler Brothers, Jeff Hyde moved to Nashville to pursue music in 2001. He quickly established himself as  one of Music City’s busiest and best songwriters, penning numerous Country hits, including Eric Church’s chart-topping singles “Springsteen,” “Record Year” and “Round Here Buzz.” A long line of artists including Alan Jackson, George Strait, Bobby Bare, Luke Bryan, Charlie Worsham, Nikki Lane and Becky Buller have also put their own stamp on his songs.

Josh Jenkins is a Nashville based singer-songwriter and lead singer of the band Green River Ordinance. Throughout his 15 year tenure as the lead singer of GRO, he has had several records top the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and many songs placed in TV/Film. Jenkins’ songs have been recorded by artists such as Dustin Lynch, Walker Hayes, Jordan Davis, Randy Houser, and more. He co-wrote the viral, RIAA certified 6x Platinum, grammy nominated smash hit “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes, which has spent more than 20 weeks at Number-One on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, reached Top-Five on Billboard’s Hot 100, and ruled every country sales and streaming chart for several weeks. Jenkins is also a co-writer of CMA song of the year “Buy Dirt” with Jordan Davis, featuring Luke Bryan.  He also recently celebrated his third Number-One with a song called “Tucson Too Late,” performed by Jordan Davis. These successes contributed to Jenkins being named the No. 1 Billboard Hot Country Songwriter for multiple weeks straight.

Matt Jenkins – Perfectly riding the line between cool and commercial, Jenkins’ songs always leave the listener wanting more. A 2017  CMA  Triple  Play  Award Winner, he has earned six #1 singles, including “Happy Anywhere” from Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani, “Do I Make You Wanna” by Billy Currington, “Song For Another Time” by Old Dominion and  “SettingThe World On Fire” by Kenny Chesney featuring Pink. He wrote Florida Georgia Line’s “Confession,”  Dustin Lynch’s “Where It’s At” and Keith Urban’s hit single “Cop Car.” Jenkins has recently had cuts with Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Walker Hayes, Travis Denning, and Jordan Davis.

Ben Johnson  is a songwriter and producer signed to a joint publishing venture with Nashville-based Tape Room Music and LA-based APG. Johnson, who calls Nashville home, is also signed to Stoney Creek Records/BBR with his band Track45. At age 19, Johnson moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University with a cello scholarship. He continued to refine his skills and gained the attention of hit writers in Nashville and LA. Four years into this dedicated process, Johnson met Ashley Gorley, who stepped in as a mentor and coach.  In 2018, Johnson got the break of a lifetime when Charlie Puth cut his song “Patient” which opened doors for a publishing joint venture with APG and Tape Room.  Since then, Johnson has landed cuts across genres, including Justin Timberlake, Meek Mill, Thomas Rhett, Weezer, David Guetta, HARDY, and more. Johnson has earned 7 Number-One singles including Dierks Bentley’s “Gone,” Parmalee’s “Take My Name,” and Lee Brice’s “One of Them Girls.” which had an unprecedented sweep across ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC for Country Song of The Year. His latest releases include Russell Dickerson, HARDY, Elle King, and more.