Jelly Roll - Son Of A Sinner -

The song was born from an informal songwriting session at Nashville’s in 2021.

The bridge mentions "talking to God," reflecting a complex relationship with Christianity where Jelly Roll anticipates judgment but ultimately hopes for salvation. Chart Performance & Awards Jelly Roll - Son Of A Sinner

Jelly Roll recorded the final vocals at roughly 3:30 a.m. while "heavily intoxicated and stoned," a fact he credits for the raw, "goose bump" inducing emotion of the performance. The song was born from an informal songwriting

Jelly Roll was writing with longtime collaborator David Ray Stevens when singer-songwriter ERNEST dropped by. ERNEST provided a guitar set to a "weighty" drop-D tuning and came up with the core chorus concept. Jelly Roll - Son Of A Sinner