Zac Brown Sings Moving Rendition Of “Seven Spanish Angels” With Jamey Johnson
on Jan 08, 2025
Zac Brown And Jamey Johnson Brought Another Beautiful Cover To The Classic Song
“Seven Spanish Angels” is the tragic yet romantic ballad of an outlaw and his lover on the run. The young couple dies in a shootout as seven Spanish angels wait to bring them to heaven.
“There were seven Spanish Angels
At the Altar of the Sun
They were prayin’ for the lovers
In the Valley of the Gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven Spanish Angels
Took another angel home”
Troy Seals and Eddie Setser wrote the moving song, which was originally performed by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson. The duo released the song on their ” Friendship ” album in 1984.
The song quickly grew in popularity and spent a week as No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Watch Ray Charles and Willie Nelson sing “Seven Spanish Angels” below.
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Zac Brown And Jamey Johnson’s Cover Of “Seven Spanish Angels”
The song had a lasting impact as a genre-blending collaboration. With over 85 covers available on Spotify and even more available on streaming platforms like YouTube.
One notable cover was Chris Stapleton and Dwight Yoakam’s live performance of “Seven Spanish Angels.” Watch below.
Brown shared the most recent cover on his Instagram.
Brown and Johnson sang at The Local Nashville “on a Monday night back in July.”
The duo sang a beautiful cover of the classic song and their fans could not get enough. They commented:
“You should record this. Beautiful rendition of an amazing song!”
“Why wasn’t I in town for this??”
“I was there for this and it was so awesome!”
“Great pairing.”
Watch their cover below.
