WARNING: LIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE THIRD SEASON OF THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES SERIES.
After yet another entertaining season, HBO’s latest offering of The Righteous Gemstones, has reached the doorstep of a season finale. But before we can sort out what happens next with our favorite bumbling/grifting evangelical family, Grammy-winning country singer Sturgill Simpson finally sang a song for us during the de facto penultimate episode.
Those familiar with country music had been wondering when Simpson — first clearly introduced as Brother Marshall in the first episode — would actually sing.
Danny McBride and Co. managed to keep Simpson’s talents holstered for a delightful cover of “All The Gold in California” by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band. It was the perfect way to prepare us for season finale mode.
Naturally, Simpson’s singing was all anyone watching The Righteous Gemstones could talk about on Twitter. Oh, by the way: It’s on Spotify now!
I didn’t know I needed Sturgill leading ‘All The Gold In California’ in my life as much as I did. Wow.
— John Rowland (@John_Rowland14) July 24, 2023
Y’all want some new Sturgill? From last night’s Righteous Gemstones. https://t.co/4bKnnQqta9
— That One Show With Bryan Combs (@ThatOneShowBC) July 24, 2023
Thank you Brother Marshall https://t.co/LSFHS1vyu0
— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) July 24, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones casting Sturgill Simpson as a militia redneck and having him beautifully sing The Gatlin Brothers country pop song "All The Gold in California" in the style of a hymn in an outdoor church was genius
— Clayton Cubitt (@claytoncubitt) July 24, 2023
aahahahhahaah YES THEY DID https://t.co/YhdmrgDdmE
— Holly Anderson 🍇 (@HollyAnderson) July 24, 2023
Sturgill Simpson singing “All the Gold in California” on this week’s Righteous Gemstones may be one of my favorite moments in television history.
— Mark (@jamesmarkyarbro) July 24, 2023
Credit to Gemstones for getting another 70s country banger stuck in my head. Daytime Friends last week, All the Gold in California this week
— Robert O'Neill (@RobertONeill31) July 24, 2023
Sturgill Simpson doing All the Gold in California rules. Righteous Gemstones killing it with the music this season.
— Civil Discourse Bot. Not Mean. Very Nice. (@VeryCivilIowan) July 24, 2023
Not me singing along at the top of my lungs when the militiamen sang “All the Gold in California” on last night’s episode of Gemstones 💀 pic.twitter.com/nSB1C85J1U
— Allison (@KY_AMK) July 24, 2023
