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How Bluegrass Supergroup Wood Box Heroes Made Its Genre-Melding Debut Album In Two Days

CMA Award-winning musician Jenee Fleenor discusses her work as part of the bluegrass supergroup Wood Box Heroes.

Since moving to Nashville in 2001, she has toured with artists including Blake Shelton, Steven Tyler and Martina McBride, in addition to playing on hits such as Cody Johnson’s “’Til You Can’t.” But now, with her bluegrass group Wood Box Heroes, she is stepping into the spotlight and showcasing her talents as songwriter and soulful vocalist. It wasn’t long ago that Fleenor was touring with Shelton when vocalist/guitarist Josh Martin hired her — along with 15-time Grammy winner and bassist Barry Bales and banjoist Matt Menefee — to be part of a backing group for his run of acoustic shows. On 444, each member not only plays but also helped with songwriting: Fleenor co-wrote six tracks; Martin is the sole writer on a trio of compositions, “Cross the Line,” “Piece of the Peace,” and “Better When We’re Livin’”; and another of Bales’ Stapleton co-writes made it on the album with “Cannonball.”

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