Stone Cold Steve Austin is a Big Cody Jinks Fan (+ Jinks Updates)
It’s been a busy week in the land of country music traditionalist Cody Jinks, and it was crowned by a ringing endorsement from wrestling personality turned entrepreneur and podcaster Stone Cold Steve Austin. Earlier this week Steve Austin posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a Cody Jinks shirt and sipping a beer. At first he just shouted out the beer, but then added a comment shortly thereafter, “SHIT!! TOO MANY STEEL CHAIRS… Check out Cody Jinks for all things music, shows, and Merch!”
This isn’t Cody Jinks’ first major wrestling endorsement. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is also a big fan of Cody, has endorsed Cody numerous times, as well as Jamey Johnson and Sturgill Simpson. This also isn’t the first time Steve Austin has shown his support to an independent country artist. Last fall he featured Joshua Hedley on his podcast.
Also this week, Cody Jinks released Part 1 and Part 2 of a series of videos tied to the title track of his latest record, Lifers. Scenes of everyday blue collar workers are intermixed with photos of actual Cody Jinks fans, many who refer to themselves as “Flockers,” highlighting them in their various occupations. It speaks to the close knit community of salt-of-the-earth individuals Cody Jinks attracts, and sings his songs to (see videos below).
Jinks has also been releasing a lot of new tour dates lately, including a marquee show at Red Rocks in Colorado on July 13th, as well as shows in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s also opening numerous dates for Lynyrd Skynyrd coming this September.
What a lot of Cody Jinks fans are wondering is if there will be a second installment of the Loud and Heavy Fest after a successful inaugural experience in Ft. Worth last year. “Jinks here… Feeling pretty Loud & Heavy right now & maybe that means some sort of news is coming?” he said on Friday (4-5), so don’t be surprised if we get a date, location, and lineup soon.
Then on Friday Cody Jinks randomly dropped this little nugget on Twitter, “In 21 days, the band and I will plug in and start recording a plethora of new songs!”
Cody Jinks Tour Dates:
Sat, APR 6 – Chilifest – Snook, TX
Fri, APR 12 – Kay Yeager Coliseum – Wichita Falls, TX
Sat, APR 13 – The Historic El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM
Sun, APR 14 – The Historic El Rey Theater – Albuquerque, NM
Sat, MAY 4 – Concho Valley Spring Jam – San Angelo, TX
Thu, MAY 9 – Coyote Joe’s – Charlotte, NC
Fri, MAY 10 – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Tuscaloosa, AL
Sat, MAY 11 – Saenger Theatre – New Orleans, LA
Sat, MAY 18 – Midland County Horseshoe Arena – Midland, TX
Thu, MAY 30 – The Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
Fri, MAY 31 – Embassy Theater – Fort Wayne, IN
Sat, JUN 1 – McGrath Amphitheatre – Cedar Rapids, IA
Fri, JUL 12 – 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel – Newkirk, OK
Sat, JUL 13 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Sun, JUL 14 – Under The Big Sky Festival – Whitefish, MT
Fri, AUG 9 – State Fair of West Virginia – Lewisburg, WV
Sun, AUG 25 – Nebraska State Fair – Grand Island, NE
Fri, SEP 13 – BankPlus Amphitheater (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Southaven, MS
Sat, SEP 14 – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Alpharetta, GA
Fri, SEP 27 – Brandon Amphitheater (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Brandon, MS
Sat, SEP 28 – The Wharf Amphitheater (with Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Orange Beach, AL
April 6, 2019 @ 11:04 am
Why should we give a rat’s ass about “celebrity” endorsements of musical artists? Let’s evaluate their music on its own merits minus today’s silly social media back patting….
April 6, 2019 @ 11:15 am
Without the help of mainstream radio, popular media, or awards shows, independent artists have to find other avenues to spread awareness about their music. This isn’t about an endorsement to make Cody Jinks fans feel all warm and fuzzy, this is about making new Cody Jinks fans. Steve Austin has 3.3 million Instagram followers. I also believe that The Rock’s early endorsement of Cody Jinks was very big in him finding the traction he did after releasing “Adobe Sessions,” just like Sturgill appearing on Joe Rogan was massive for him. Honestly, these endorsements can mean more than some awards and radio play for the overall success of these artists. I think they’re very important.
April 6, 2019 @ 12:20 pm
Good points Trigger! Thanks for another perspective.
April 7, 2019 @ 3:55 pm
Translation: I tried being condescending and got shut down.
April 6, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
Hey, Trig! Do you think it’s possible to add some sort of link to you Spotify playlist on the main page (in the side bar area), so you don’t have to go searching for it?
April 6, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
Yes, there’s one there. Do you not see it? Should be in the right sidebar on desktop, or below the articles on mobile. White square with the SCM logo and “Top 25 Current Playlist” on it.
April 6, 2019 @ 8:19 pm
I see it now! I didn’t know that box was interactive. Thanks!
April 6, 2019 @ 12:21 pm
I am so incredibly happy that Cody is coming back to WI so quickly after he just sold out a venue in Madison last month. I missed it due to previously purchasing tickets to the Blackberry Smoke acoustic show. Not going to miss the Milwaukee show!
Question…First time I saw Cody was a small venue show co headlined by White and Cody.
Since then Cody’s career seems to have been on a much higher trajectory than Whitey’s.
Can’t help but question why?
April 6, 2019 @ 5:57 pm
Ironically you were close to my neighborhood that night seeing Blackberry Smoke the night I went up to Madison to see him and Steel Woods. To answer the guys below me in this thread about the ticket prices…..I logged on to buy 1 ticket 4 days before the show and when trying to buy a general admission ticket all I got was a dreaded “spinning circle” so I got nervous thinking it was sold out and plunked down the extra cash for the LAST reserved balcony seat. (Which I knew I wasn’t going to sit in.) $83.71 with fees only to find out during the next 3 days their were a few GA tickets left. 🙁 Not happy, but it must of been a site glitch? No big deal. I finally got to see the man, the myth, the legend and it was worth every penny. I don’t care to play the reserved ticket price game the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee has going as some are over $100 but we’ll see closer to the day how I feel. There’s always 1 ticket…lol and it’s only an hour and a half or so from me so possibly. Of course they have to drive right through HERE to get there. How about a Wednesday or Sunday Chicago show Cody???
April 12, 2019 @ 9:04 am
Went on sale this morning, 5th row center was too hard to pass up!! I’m Milwaukee bound!!! 🙂
April 6, 2019 @ 2:10 pm
Where is radio endorsement? LOL- empty suits in the music “business” with about as much intellectual honesty as a politician.
Those 2 videos are awesome BTW!
April 7, 2019 @ 6:10 am
Piss on the radio! (Lol) I havent listened to the radio in over a yr, except maybe a lap or 2 of the race on Sunday. As matter of fact, I’d be a little disappointed if Cody Jinks did get on radio, @ least the bunch of nothin stations on air these days! Just keep on doin what your doin Cody Jinks! Keep refusing to tow Nashville’s line! Btw, you see what they’ve tried to do to jamey Johnson dont you? When’s last time you heard him on radio?? & imagine, just a few yrs ago he was on radio all day every day!
April 6, 2019 @ 2:41 pm
The ticket prices for the Charlotte show at Coyote Joe’s are ridiculous. $55 for general admission. $80 for some dumb-ass “30 minute early admission.” I’m a regular patron of Coyote Joe’s, and folks are perplexed at the prices. I saw Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd last night for $25. I’ve seen Jon Pardi, Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, Kip Moore, Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt, etc., there and never paid more than that — and all of those shows were in the last two or three years.
Thankfully, I’ve already seen Cody Jinks twice, including just a year or so ago, but I feel sorry for the fans and the newbies who may be interested in experiencing his live set. $55 is absurd…and before fees/taxes of course.
April 6, 2019 @ 4:55 pm
I’ll still lay down $55 + fees for Cody, but that is pushing it!
April 7, 2019 @ 6:14 am
I’ve pd $55 for a lot less! Got my tickets h will enjoy every minute of it I’m sure, it is what you make it. Btw, you’re surely not comparing Byrd or Chesnut to Jinks are you?…JS
April 7, 2019 @ 3:09 pm
As much as I love Cody, I would most certainly put Mark Chesnutt above him. I can’t believe anyone would even ask that. Cody’s great, but c’mon. “Too Cold at Home,” “Ol’ Country,” “Brother Jukebox,” “Almost Goodbye,” and so on. At a time when the charts actually mattered, he had 19 singles in the top ten including several #1’s. And as someone who has seen both him and Cody live, I can confidently say that Mark does every bit as good a live set, if not better.
April 8, 2019 @ 2:29 am
I’ll say you’re right…TO A POINT…although you’re missing the point a bit. So lemme put it this way, $55 AIN’T AMOUNTIN TO A HILL OF BEANS! regardless. How many times a wk, even a day, to you blow that up a wild hogs ass…really?? That said, the songs you mention, too 40, top 10, #1…..ARE NOT “Somewhere In The Middle”, “Last Call For He Blues” etc & etc…not by a long shot. The point of Codu Links sounds…I’m a big big way!!! is the fact that he ain’t on the radio, kiss in Nashville! As great as Janet Johnson is, look what Nashville has done to him in the last few yrs. You used to hear him all day on radio! When’s the last time you heard him on radio?? Him…OR CODY JINKS either 1 will how Nashville’s line, NEITHER TO THAT NEED TO! BTW, I’d probly pay 55 to see chesnut too. $55…REALLY?? Gotta go to work……later??
April 8, 2019 @ 5:33 am
I’ve just saw the mess this “stoooopid phone” (smart my ass) made of my reply. It should be TOW Nashville’s line & it shouldn’t be JANET johnson… JAMEY Johnson. Top 40, 10 or even #1 on ANY chart is not any very good reflection of “real” country….by a long shot…oh, & it wasnt suppose til be “kiss” on nashville….PISS ON NASHVILLE & ALL THE CHARTS & RADIO STATIONS THAT TOW THEIR LINE
April 6, 2019 @ 4:22 pm
Trigger I was the commenter a while back who first told you about the endorsement from “The Rock.” You told me “this could be big.” I’m just curious if you were the first person to break that story cause if you were then I’d feel pretty cool for letting you know lol.
April 6, 2019 @ 5:29 pm
I wonder why people like this guy so much.
Average voice. Average rock songs.
All I can figure, is that people are desperate for anything that isn’t top 40.
April 8, 2019 @ 5:38 am
& all true “OUTLAW COUNTRY” fans wander why you might not like him?? Nah, we dont wander that, we just dont give a shit
April 8, 2019 @ 5:40 am
Oh & btw, you probly watched that award show last night I’d say…?
April 7, 2019 @ 6:23 am
To any complaints===$55 is peanuts! This is coming from a 10-12 hr a day, 6-7 days a wk old man that cherishes what few $s he has but @ my age, 61, $55 for a grand ole time?? Shit, gimme a bag full of em!…lol. Plus C.O.C. is opening, not that I’d be there if not for Cody Jinks, but if you haven’t heard a lot of them, they been around forever, pull up their cover of “On The Hunt” by Skynyrd!
April 7, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
On a related note of celebrity endorsements, a St. Louis TV station has a good article about St. Louis Cardinals’s player Matt Carpenter using the Turnpike Troubadours’s “Long Hot Summer Day” as his walkup song.
https://www.kmov.com/sports/as-cardinals-leadoff-man-matt-carpenter-has-a-lineup-of/article_611b1376-570d-11e9-8644-aff7a851ffe1.html
April 10, 2019 @ 7:36 am
Wrestling personality? Allow me to correct…”living legend and arguably the greatest pro wrestler of all time, Steve Austin”.
And on the topic of endorsements, check out his beer, because it’s pretty damn good too.