Tag: Country Gentlemen
The Story Behind The Song – Silence Or Tears
Silence Or Tears was composed by a veteran of the North Carolina bluegrass scene, mandolin player Jerry Stuart, and the highly-esteemed bass player Tom Gray, of Country Gentlemen fame. However, its origins go back two centuries to the life-time of British romantic poet George Gordon [...]
Album of the Week – The Country Gentlemen: Live in Japan
Each week, Daniel Mullins will reach back to the archives to highlight a past recording (at least 5 years old) which might have been missed by newer fans – or overlooked, or even forgotten by long time bluegrass lovers. He will make a point to [...]
A new Country Gentleman
It’s babies, babies, babies this morning on Bluegrass Today! We just heard from Rick Briggs, banjo player with Bill Yates’ Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, with news of another new arrival. “Eric Troutman (our bass man) and his ‘much’ better half Kristal received a gift earlier [...]
Randy Waller: Momma’s Song
Filed under new releases, here’s news of a new recording from Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen. The CD, titled One Mile East of Hazel Green has a tentative release date of May 1, 2011. With a release datd just in time for Mother’s Day, [...]
Bill Yates announces new members
Bill Yates, long time bass player with The Country Gentlemen now tours with a special tribute show that honors the Gents. They book as Bill Yates & the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, and you can find a list of their show dates online. Though not [...]
Del, Gentlemen digital reissues coming soon
Two more gems from the Rebel Records catalog are set for digital re-release next Tuesday (11/23). One each from Del McCoury and The Country Gentlemen will be available from iTunes, Amazon, or wherever you shop for audio downloads. The 1975 Rebel debut album from Del [...]
Dark As A Dungeon – Songs Of The Mines
Rebel Records has announced that the latest in their Vault Series, Dark As A Dungeon – Songs Of The Mines, will be released at the end of March. The CD will include mining songs from 14 Rebel artists including Blue Highway, Seldom Scene, Larry Sparks, [...]
Bill Yates & Friends – Country Gentlemen Tribute # 2
Mastershield Records has released a second volume from Bill Yates where he reprises some of the classic songs from The Country Gentlemen. Bill was a member of the band for 20 years, and his first Country Gentlemen tribute CD was warmly received by their legions [...]
Indian Ranch, circa 1972
We’ve been in touch recently with Fred Robbins, a photographer and bluegrass enthusiast who has posted a brilliant set of photos from the 1972 Country Gentlemen Festival at Indian Ranch online. This was the first such festival hosted by the Gents, held in Webster, MA. [...]
Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice
We heard last week from Darin Aldridge, former member of The Country Gentlemen and current mandolinist with The Circuit Riders. This young man has quite a busy time ahead of him in the near future. First up, he is engaged to be married to Brooke [...]
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