- Johnson, 49, was released from jail on Monday after posting a $5,000 bond
- It comes just over a week after he released his first album in over a decade
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Country music star Jamey Johnson was arrested in Tennessee’s Williamson County over the weekend.
The 49-year-old hitmaker was taken into custody for drug possession and speeding, according to News Channel 5 in Nashville.
The Alabama songwriter — who has written for country legends like Willie Nelson — was released from jail on Monday, after posting a $5,000 bond.
‘We can confirm that Jamey Johnson was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 17 in Williamson County. The incident is still under investigation,’ the Tennessee Highway Patrol shared in a statement.
The district attorney’s office overseeing Williamson County confirmed the arrest, but would not confirm the charges.
That Lonesome Song crooner released Midnight Gasoline, his first album in more than a decade, just over a week ago.
Country music star Jamey Johnson, 49, was arrested in Tennessee’s Williamson County over the weekend for drug possession and speeding; pictured in September in Nashville
Ahead of the album’s release, he dropped the songs ’21 Guns’ and ‘Sober.’
Sober discusses the challenges of maintaining sobriety in an industry where drinking is prevalent.
‘I’ve been mad, I’ve been drunk / I’ve been so high I can’t tell up from down / But lately I’ve been working on / Trying to get my feet back on the ground,’ he sings in the first verse.
He goes on to sing: ‘It ain’t easy on the wagon / Hell I lost more of my mind than I have found / All these drinking songs we’re playing / Make it hard staying sober in this town.’
He promoted the song on his Instagram, writing, ‘For those who struggle with sobriety, I understand. This is Sober.’
‘Sober is about how hard it is to stay sober in a town that glorifies drinking and other kinds of debauchery — not just glorifies it, but it is in just about every song in country music one way or the other,’ he said in a press release at the time.
‘It’s about how difficult it is being a songwriter to stay sober in the presence of it.’
‘I am 13 years sober now. I haven’t had a drop of alcohol since 2011, and I know that could end this afternoon,’ Johnson continued.
‘It is a day-to-day, hour-to-hour decision. Most of the places I play are bars, or I am still hanging out in bars. That’s where most of my friends are. Now I can hang out in them and not be drinking like I used to. That is what “Sober” is about.’
Johnson’s 2006 debut single, The Dollar, launched his career in country music.
The Alabama songwriter was released from jail on Monday, after posting a $5,000 bond, according to News Channel 5; seen in August at the Academy Of Country Music Honors
That Lonesome Song crooner released Midnight Gasoline, his first album in more than a decade, just over a week ago
His recent single ‘Sober’ discusses the challenges of maintaining sobriety in an industry where drinking is prevalent
His success continued to blossom with his second album, That Lonesome Song, released two years later.
He went on to release The Guitar Song in 2010, and Living for a Song in 2012, among other albums.
The country star has also served as a songwriter for several prominent artists, including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Strait, Jessie James Decker, Trace Adkins, and more.
Johnson is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
