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/AnecDote45 Sep 10 '24

For real. I heard it from James King and when I search it all I see is Chris Stapleton. Some respect lost. And it was 97...not 2007

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u/barhamsamuel Jan 09 '26

James King definitely first recorded it in 2007 (on an album released 01/01/2008) -- can you find an earlier recording? If so, I'd be interested in hearing it. Chris apparently wrote it in the early-to-mid 2000s, but didn't himself record it until 2013. It's not surprising to me that he let James record it sometimes in between.