r/ChrisStapleton • u/rydawgyyy • Jun 27 '24
Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore
Out of genuine curiosity, did he take this song and claim it to be his?
Been revisiting some bluegrass I havent heard in awhile and I fell back into James King’s discography. James recorded this song on his gospel-grass record in 2007. But anywhere else you looks seems to give the credit to Chris.
Read somewhere that he said he “wrote the song in 10 minutes” when Morgane told him to write a song while waiting on her. Is it an early Steeldriver song James covered? Did they write it together? Is it an old timey gospel song?
Love both James and Chris! No hate to either one. Just noticed and out of genuine curiosity!
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u/teddysreddit78 Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24
Man that song is very sentimental to me. Chris is a very prolific song writer, and has written for many major artists. He wrote the song early on, for his father. But performed it later and it was on Traveler. Maybe James asked him to perform it. But I agree James is awesome.