The Ballad of Dood and Juanita

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The Ballad of Dood and Juanita is the seventh studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, released on August 20, 2021. Simpson describes the album as "traditional country, bluegrass and mountain music, including gospel and a cappella." Simpson wrote and recorded the album in a week, with a backing band known as the Hillbilly Avengers. Willie Nelson guests on the song "Juanita". The Ballad of Dood and Juanita is a concept album set in eastern Kentucky during the American Civil War. Described by Simpson as "a simple tale of either redemption or revenge", the album's narrative revolves around the titular couple: the sharpshooting Dood and his beloved Juanita. When Juanita is kidnapped by an outlaw named Seamus McClure, Dood sets out with his mule Shamrock and his dog Sam to rescue her. The Ballad of Dood and Juanita is Simpson's final album released under his own name, after which he debuted the alter ego Johnny Blue Skies for his eighth album Passage du Desir...

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