Sturgill Simpson has conquered a range of mountain tops on his trek through the musical landscape. This latest album, the Ballad of Dood & Juanita, promises to tell a story through music as this artist continues to frustrate all attempts to pigeon hole his musical genre to any single style or form. I first encountered Sturgill in 2014 at a Friday night live gig at Nashville’s Station Inn. About four bars into the first song & you knew this show was going to be way above average. The relatively short career of Sturgill Simpson has continued to exceed expectations.