How many Songs did Katey Sagal sing in Sons of Anarchy?

Sons of Anarchy has a soundtrack that fits the vibe of the title motorcycle club and their many adventures and conflicts, but what most fans might not know is that Gemma Teller herself, Katey Sagal, contributed to the soundtrack with different songs. In 2008, Kurt Sutter took the audience to the world of motorcycle clubs in the drama series Sons of Anarchy, which premiered on FX and lived on for a total of seven seasons, coming to an end in 2014. Sons of Anarchy was very well-received throughout its whole run, with most praise going towards the performances of the main cast and the themes addressed.

Sons of Anarchy tells the story of Jackson “Jax” Teller (Charlie Hunnam), VP of the motorcycle club Sons of Anarchy in the fictional town of Charming, California. The series kicks off when Jax finds a manifesto written by his late father, John Teller, one of the founding members of the MC. In it, JT shared his plans and vision for the club, which were very different from those of the current President and Jax’s stepfather, Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman). This and other events send Jax on a personal journey that leads him to question his path, role in the club, relationships, family, and more. A key character in Jax’s story and that of the club is his mother, Gemma Teller-Morrow, and while she heavily influenced the club, Katey Sagal's talents influenced the show’s soundtrack.

The Sons of Anarchy soundtrack is mostly rock music, which fits the overall vibe of the series, the characters, and all the action they’re involved in, and among all those rock songs are a couple of tunes performed by Katey Sagal. In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2011, Sagal shared that her husband, Kurt Sutter, came up with the idea of having her perform for the soundtrack of Sons of Anarchy as he likes the way she sings, so she sang “Son of a Preacher Man” in season 1. After that, Sutter decided she would sing one song every season, and so she did. Here’s every song Katey Sagal sang in Sons of Anarchy:

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Actress Katey Sagal can be heard crooning regularly on the soundtrack of the FX drama “Sons of Anarchy,” but the acting has really been a long detour from her first love, singing. And to remind people of that, she’s releasing her first album in nine years, titled “Covered.”

Back in her pre-"Married ... With Children” days, Sagal had a budding singing career, performing as a backup performer with Tanya Tucker and Bob Dylan, according to Billboard. She released her first album, “Moon Over Brooklyn,” in 1976. She’s released two other albums in the years since and had tracks on the “Sons of Anarchy” soundtrack release. But for the most part, the singing has taken a back seat to the acting.

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Sagal’s husband, “Sons of Anarchy” creator Kurt Sutter, has given her many opportunities to get back to her love with her cover songs played over several montages in the series. Finally, it seems inspiration has struck.

Her new album features Sagal covering a variety of songs, including Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” and Jackson Browne’s “For a Dancer.”

For those who don’t watch “Sons of Anarchy” or never noticed Sagal’s work on the soundtrack, here’s a sample from the new album.

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Patrick Kevin Day previously wrote about television for the Los Angeles Times. As a producer on the L.A. Times website, he helped launch the Envelope, the Times’ awards-centric site, in 2006. He grew up in Indiana and attended the University of Southern California.

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