Music industry going "Cuckoo" over Stephen Wilson Jr's nostalgic sound

Stephen Wilson Jr. is a singer-songwriter from rural, southern Indiana. His 22-song debut album Son of Dad has received critical acclaim, being named “One of the Best Albums of 2023" by Rolling Stone.

He sat down with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander to discuss his album, storytelling, and inspirations for his songs.

Stephen also treated us to a performance of his song “Cuckoo.”

Related Stories

Market Day Music

Belles Unites with Dolly Parton on New Single, “Son of Jolene”

April 21, 2026 01:07 PM

Currey McCullough

Market Day Music

Darin and Brooke Aldridge stop by RFD-TV Studios to talk about their 11th studio album “Soul Condition”

April 17, 2026 03:03 PM

Currey McCullough

Market Day Music

Grammy Hall of Famer Don McLean stopped by the studio to celebrate 55 years of “American Pie”

April 10, 2026 01:59 PM

Market Day Music

Jason Michael Carroll stopped by to talk about his 8th studio album

Anthem Out Now Everywhere

March 31, 2026 04:29 PM

Market Day Music

Multi-faceted Artist Aaron Tippin is Stepping Back into the Music Scene With a New Patriotic Single, “American Sky”

March 18, 2026 01:35 PM

Currey McCullough

Market Day Music

Paige King Johnson sees the privilege and beauty in growing old with latest hit-- “I Get Old Too”

March 17, 2026 02:12 PM

Country Music

RFD NEWS STAFF

LATEST STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR:

Martha & Sarah Armitage

Host Janie Johnson gets an inside look at the AQHA’s “Best of the Remuda” award winning ABar Ranch as they host their annual horse sale, an exciting event you have to see to believe.

May 08, 2024 12:25 PM

RFD NEWS STAFF

High-Path Avian Flu

Texas man who contracted HPAI wasn’t wearing PPE, according to a new report

May 06, 2024 10:34 AM

RFD NEWS STAFF

High-Path Avian Flu

HPAI in cattle was likely around for months before it was discovered in March, study shows

May 06, 2024 10:15 AM

RFD NEWS STAFF

May is National Beef Month!

Telling the Beef Story: Let’s meet a family who felt a calling to come back to the ranch!

May 03, 2024 11:41 AM

RFD NEWS STAFF

Morgan & Scotlyn Flitner

RanchHER TV Host Janie Johnson enjoys a rip-roaring time with Morgan & Scotlyn Flitner, tenacious sisters working the family ranch, raising horses & cattle on 300,000 acres of Wyoming badlands.

May 01, 2024 05:20 PM

RFD NEWS STAFF

WATCH LIVE – Premiere of RanchHER Season 2

Tue, 4/30/24 – 9 PM ET | 8 PM CT | 7 PM MT | 6 PM PT
RanchHER TV Host Janie Johnson joins lifelong neighbors Charity Staeffler and Sarah Kropf for a cold, icy adventure herding cattle through Oregon’s Blue Mountains.

April 29, 2024 02:55 PM

RFD NEWS STAFF

Music industry is going “Cuckoo” over Stephen Wilson Jr.'s nostalgic sound and critically acclaimed Son of Dad

Stephen Wilson Jr. sat down with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander to discuss his album, storytelling, and song inspirations. He also performed his song “Cuckoo.”