Josh Morningstar is your favorite songwriter's favorite songwriter. Seriously.

He penned Cody Jinks' 'Must Be The Whiskey', spending lots of time out of the limelight but those who have seen him live know it's where he belongs.

Morningstar is no stranger to resilience. A recovering heroin addict with more than a decade of sobriety, he weathered challenging times (including no less than six stints in different county jails) before finding a home in music. Morningstar has toured with or opened for Todd Snider, Shooter Jennings, Bobby Bare, and Jason Isbell, and made his name as a songwriter, with tunes recorded by Sunny Sweeney, Vince Gill, and others. Along the way, he’s found a kindred spirit in outlaw country artist Cody Jinks, who owns Late August Records. Jinks has recorded Morningstar songs on every one of his records starting with 2018’s Lifers, on which he cut “Must Be The Whiskey.”

Morningstar is grateful for their business relationship—but is even more thankful for their friendship. “Outside of anything business-related, Cody is one of my dearest friends,” he says. “He is a genuinely good person, and goes above and beyond not just for me, but anyone in his life. I'm grateful to be on his record label, and I'm grateful to have had him record my songs. But outside of any of that, I'm grateful to be able to call him a friend. That means more to me than any of that other stuff.”

For Morningstar, gratitude is indeed a common theme—for songwriting, for touring, and for the opportunities that music has given him. He cherishes the songs he writes and makes every single day count. “To really understand my music, I feel like you have to see me live,” he says. “But this record is as close to seeing me live—or understanding what it is that I'm about—more than anything I've done. I consider myself a troubadour. I write songs. I sing them, and I pack up and go on to the next gig. That's what I like to do. It's what I've done for 20 years at this point. It's what I'll do, God-willing, until I'm not here anymore.”

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