Influenced by Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and the Delta blues of the 1920s, Rocco DeLuca is a self-taught musician from California. His sound has been described as raw, confessional and bluesy with a brooding and ethereal tone. He has released collaborative and solo albums, scored a number of films and there is one soundtrack in particular that is the reason for this discussion, the soundtrack for Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 video game, featuring artists like Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens and D'Angelo.