COVERS 1959 ISLEY BROTHERS CLASSIC “SHOUT” WITH FORMER TOURMATES CHARLES WESLEY GODWIN AND WYATT FLORES
FEATURES NEW TAKES ON FAN-FAVORITES “JENNI” AND “OUT OF MY MIND”
ON TOUR WITH SHABOOZEY AND STEPHEN WILSON JR.
“HIS KALEIDOSCOPE OF MUSIC RESIDING AT THE CENTRAL POINT OF VARIOUS GENRES HAS ALLOWED HIM TO TRAVERSE VARIOUS MUSICAL COMMUNITIES.”
– BILLBOARD
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today, acclaimed artist-writer Kashus Culpepper delivers a three-song Apple Music Sessions that includes a cover of the Isley Brothers 1959 staple “Shout” with pals and former tourmates Charles Wesley Godwin and Wyatt Flores. Doubling down on what NPR characterized as his work being “genre-wise so sonically expansive,” the Alabama-native’s Apple Music Sessions also includes reimagined versions of two of his earliest songs, the fan-favorites “Jenni” and “Out Of My Mind.”
Together Apple Music and Culpepper transformed his selected songs into jazzier renditions with the use of horns and a prominent rhythm section – leaning into his varied influences and appreciation of musical icons like Ella Fitzgerald. With Culpepper slowing the tempo and swapping instrumentation on the new songs, today’s release exemplifies what Billboard described as “his kaleidoscope of music residing at the central point of various genres” that has “allowed him to traverse various musical communities.”
Today’s release follows his lauded debut album Act I released in January, and its infectious seasonal addendum, Act I: Summer Nights. In just over two years since his first-ever release, Culpepper has compiled a long list of accolades. Touted by Elton John as “if Bill Withers made country music” (here), and described by John Mayer as “as good as it gets,” Culpepper has made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Saturday Sessions, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NPR World CafeandThe Tamron Hall Show.
Culpepper’s neo-country-soul sound has taken him on the road with Leon Bridges, Sierra Ferrell, Darius Rucker and more. This year he embarked on a headlining run in major markets and has dates to come with Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. For more information or tickets, visit kashusculpepper.com.
ABOUT KASHUS CULPEPPER
Alabama-born artist-writer Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk and rock – Culpepper found his voice in church as young as five years old. It wasn’t until 2020 that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy. Covers soon became originals, and once he landed home on U.S. shores, Kash played dive bars up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making a name for himself with the fresh-yet-reminiscent sound that oozes from his very being. Crashing into prominence, Culpepper sold out headline club shows throughout the South before formally releasing a single song. With Nashville taking notice, Culpepper found a musical home at Big Loud Records. Culpepper has joined Leon Bridges, Sierra Ferrell and Darius Rucker on tour – embarking this year on a headlining run as well as dates with Niall Horan, Eric Church, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, Thomas Rhett, Riley Green and Wyatt Flores. Named one of the 2026 Shazam Fast Forward Class, WXPN’s Artist to Watch for January 2026, 2026 Nashville Scene Artist to Watch, GRAMMY.com‘s 25 Artists to Watch in 2025, Apple Music Zane Lowe’s 25 Artists for ’25, 2025 Variety Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report, Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Billboard‘s February 2025 Country Rookie of the Month, 2025 Amazon Music Bonfire Artist to Watch, Apple Music’s February 2025 Country Riser of the Month, 2025 Pandora Country Artist to Watch and Martin Artist Showcase Class of 2025, Culpepper’s debut album Act I, and seasonal addendum Act I: Summer Nights, are out now.
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Wyatt Flores, Kashus Culpepper and Charles Wesley Godwin recording “Shout” for Apple Music Sessions | Images by Hannah Corwin | Download here
