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Cody Jinks Honors Lefty Frizzell With New Tribute Album, ‘Cody Jinks Sings Lefty Frizzell’
Tipping his cap to the late, great Lefty Frizzell.
Today, Cody Jinks released a covers project called Cody Jinks Sings Lefty Frizzell, which is full of some of his favorite Lefty songs including classics in "If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time," "That’s the Way Love Goes" and more.
Of the record, Cody says the first song his dad ever taught him to play was "The Long Black Veil," and Lefty's music holds a special place in his heart because of that, in addition to how he inspired so many of Cody's other musical heroes:
"The first song my Dad taught me to play on guitar was Lefty’s, 'The Long Black Veil.' My favorite country singer/songwriter Merle Haggard was a Lefty fan. If you trace my country music lineage, you can hear a little Lefty in some of my stuff. I loved making this project!"
For those who may not be as well versed on who Lefty was or what he meant to the genre, he influenced so many legends like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison, and Willie Nelson, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He became the first artist to achieve four songs in the top ten on the Country Music Billboard charts at one time.
And of course, you already know that Jinks is one of the most talented and authentic artists in the game, and he did an impressive job with each cover he included on this special project, which coincides with his Hippies And Cowboys Tour announcement earlier this week.
It's pretty tough to cover your heroes songs, let alone do a whole project of them, but Cody stayed pretty true to the original production and sounds great.
The album is solid, and as great as anything he's ever put out, so hopefully Jinks' fans, as well as country fans who may not be as familiar with the work and legacy of Lefty Frizzell, will discover some of the best classic country music out there with this release. I know I'm going to have all of them on repeat, and I love seeing a star like Cody spotlight a country icon in this way.
Check out some of my favorites below.
"If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPWqgJnuKQ&list=OLAK5uy_nW8YNaomNz5OeUCB7GSJwzhRCMPFRuBUA
"That's the Way Love Goes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkEiE20FU8&list=OLAK5uy_nW8YNaomNz5OeUCB7GSJwzhRCMPFRuBUA&index=4
"I Never Go Around Mirrors"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8VXV5VevnA&list=OLAK5uy_nW8YNaomNz5OeUCB7GSJwzhRCMPFRuBUA&index=8
"The Long Black Veil"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmN7VRs37JI&list=OLAK5uy_nW8YNaomNz5OeUCB7GSJwzhRCMPFRuBUA&index=7
2025 Hippies And Cowboys Tour dates:
March 14, 2025–New Orleans, LA–Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts
May 29, 2025–Columbia, MO–9th Street*
May 30, 2025–Franklin, TN–FirstBank Amphitheater*
June 26, 2025–Nampa, ID–Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater*
June 27, 2025–Idaho Falls, ID–Mountain America Center*
June 28, 2025–Casper, WY–Ford Wyoming Center*
July 10, 2025–Wheatland, CA–Hard Rock Live*
July 11, 2025–Stateline, NV–Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*
July 12, 2025–Berkeley, CA–Greek Theatre UC Berkeley*
July 17, 2025–Kent, WA–accesso ShoWare Center*
July 19, 2025–Airway Heights, WA–Northern Quest Amphitheater*
July 26, 2025–Morrison, CO–Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 7, 2025–Asbury Park, NJ–Stone Pony Summer Stage#
August 8, 2025–Philadelphia, PA– The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark#
August 9, 2025–Baltimore, MD–Pier Six Pavilion*
August 11, 2025–Virginia Beach, VA–The Dome#
August 13, 2025–New York, NY–The Rooftop at Pier 17#
August 15, 2025–Bridgeport, CT–Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 16, 2025–Boston, MA–Leader Bank Pavilion*
August 17, 2025–Syracuse, NY–Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview*
September 18, 2025–Des Moines, IA–Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park*
September 19, 2025–Indianapolis, IN–Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park*
September 20, 2025–Youngstown, OH–Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre*
*with Tanner Usrey
#with Shane Smith & The Saints
Full tracklist for Cody Jinks Sings Lefty Frizzell here:
1. If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time
2. My Rough and Rowdy Ways
3. Saginaw, Michigan
4. That’s the Way Love Goes
5. Always Late (With Your Kisses)
6. She’s Gone, Gone, Gone
7. Long Black Veil
8. I Never Go Around Mirrors
9. Sick, Sober and Sorry