Jason Isbell is an alt-country singer /songwriter /guitarist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Best known for his years with the Drive-By Truckers where he played with his then wife, bassist Shonna Tucker, Isbell left the band in early 2007 after joining in 2001. In 2008, some of the circumstances of his departure were mentioned by Patterson Hood in Flagpole.

In addition to being a gifted songwriter, Isbell is regarded as an exceptional guitar player. His style is mostly in the alt-country genre, but is also infused with rock and blues elements. One of his most well-known songs is “Dress Blues,” a tribute to a fallen soldier from the Iraq war, which was ranked as the #7 protest songs of all-time by Rolling Stone magazine.

Jason Isbell’s debut solo album Sirens from the Ditch was released on July 10th, 2007, on New West Records. With his band The 400 Unit, he toured in support of this release in the US and Canada during the summer and fall of 2007.