Jesse McReynolds 50th Opry Anniversary!

JESSE McREYNOLDS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

AS A MEMBER OF THE GRAND OLE OPRY ®

Jim & Jesse Radio Shows album reaches #1 on AirPlay Direct

 

Nashville, TN (February 27, 2014) – Inducted in 1964, Bluegrass legends Jim & Jesse are celebrating 50 Years as members of the GRAND OLE OPRY this year.  On March 1st the Grand Ole Opry® will honor Jesse McReyonlds as he celebrates his 50th year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry®.  The success of their 60’s radio shows prompted Martha White Flour to bring them to Nashville to star on their early morning show on WSM.  In 1964 a life time dream came true for Jim & Jesse when they became regular members of the Grand Ole Opry®.

 

Deep in the mountains of southwest Virginia still stands the white aging farmhouse Jim & Jesse first called home. Raised in the small community of Carfax, located near Coeburn, VA, the boys grew up in a family steeped in traditional mountain music.  Their harmony was exceptional, a rarity some say only brothers can produce. Jim's enhanced high tenor combined with Jesse's deep lead and unique mandolin style set this duo apart in the world of traditional music, now termed Bluegrass.

 

Very early in their career, Jesse developed a "McReynolds style" technique on the mandolin, combining his invention of "crosspicking and split-string playing", which distinguished his picking from others. Many have imitated, but few have successfully mastered his unique style of fast execution of intricate melodic patterns.

 

In 1952, Jim & Jesse debuted on their first major label, Capitol Records. Since that time, they have recorded for various labels including: Columbia, Epic, again for Capitol, Opryland, CMH, Rounder, and their own, Old Dominion. In 1960, their first single for Columbia, "The Flame of Love" backed by "Gosh I Miss You All The Time" spent weeks climbing the top 100 national charts. "Cotton Mill Man", "Diesel On My Tail", "Are You Missing Me", and "Paradise" are a few songs regarded as Jim & Jesse classics.
 

The year 2002 was a difficult one for Jim and Jesse. Jim was diagnosed with cancer and passed away on December 31, 2002.  His death ended the longest active professional brother duet in country music history - 55 years.

Jesse has carried on the Jim & Jesse tradition and has since gone on to play throughout the world with the Virginia Boys. And the beautiful music that originated from the brothers in the mountains of southwest Virginia back in 1947 is as timeless as ever.

 

The Jim & Jesse tradition continues to grow in 2014 with the release of the album RADIO SHOWS which is currently #1 on both the AirPlay Direct Global Radio Indicator Charts for “Top 50 Albums” and the “Top 50 Bluegrass Albums for the month of February.

“Jim & Jesse have captured something truly special here.  A lifetime of radio fans and professionals giving them input on which songs were best, I LOVE IT…!” - Robert Weingartz, Chairman & Founder – AirPlay Direct

 

Originally released in 1978 as a 2 record set on the Old Dominion label, RADIO SHOWS will be available for the first time on CD and digital formats on March 4th.  RADIO SHOWS was recorded in 1962 and contained mainly songs never before recorded by Jim & Jesse and The Virginia Boys, and were selected because of the heavy requests for them on their radio shows.

 

Produced by Jesse McReynolds and Gordon Reid, RADIO SHOWS contains 24 songs on one compact disc remastered from the original master tapes with performances by Jim & Jesse McReynolds, Allen Shelton, Jim Buchanan, Don McHan and David Southerland.

 

A special added value feature to the album includes online access to a Jesse McReynolds video interview reminiscing about the RADIO SHOWS album and era, as well as, exclusive photos from his private collection during this wonderful period in the lives of Jim & Jesse.

 

Jim & Jesse recorded and released many albums on the Old Dominion label dating back to the early 70’s including “The Jim & Jesse Show”, “Superior Sounds Of Bluegrass”, “Jesus Is The Key”, “Jim & Jesse Show Live In Japan”, “Songs About Our Country”, “Palace Of Song”, “Songs of Inspiration” and more.

 

Rural Rhythm will be making these albums available for Jim & Jesse fans to enjoy again and bring their music to a whole new generation of Bluegrass & Country music fans.

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2014 SPBGMA Award Winners

 

The  31st Annual SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America) Convention was held this past weekend in Nashville, TN, and Sunday night the awards were distributed.

The winners are:

• Preservation Hall Inductee – Rhonda Vincent
• Bluegrass Promoter of the Year – Bertie Sullivan
• Bluegrass Radio Station of the Year – Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction
• Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year – Tom T. and Dixie Hall
• Bluegrass Album of the Year - In A Country Town, The Farm Hands
• Bass Fiddle Performer of the Year – Mickey Harris
• Dobro Performer of the Year – Tim Graves 
• Guitar Performer of the Year – Josh Williams
• Mandolin Performer of the Year – Danny Roberts
• Banjo Performer of the Year – Sammy Shelor
• Fiddle Performer of the Year – Michael Cleveland
• Female Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary) – Sonya Isaacs
• Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) – Dale Ann Bradley
• Male Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary) – Jamie Daley
• Male Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) – James King
• Gospel Group of the Year  (Contemporary) – Dailey & Vincent
• Gospel Group of the Year  (Traditional) – Paul Williams & Victory Trio
• Vocal Group of the Year – Dailey & Vincent
• Instrumental Group of the Year – Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
• Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall) – Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
• Entertaining Group of the Year – Nothin’ Fancy
• Entertainer of the Year – Rhonda Vincent
• Song of the Year – They Called It Music, The Gibson Brothers

Congratulations to all the winners!

Source: http://bluegrasstoday.com/2014-spbgma-award-winners/

This Thursday on Inside Music Row!

In this week's show, Bailey brings you the latest news from this weekend's Grammy Awards, Clay Walker, Billy Currington, Bluegrass Underground, and the upcoming ACM Awards.       

We go Inside The Song with Eric Durrance as he talks about a song he wrote with Jake Owen on their way back home to Florida called Eight Second Ride.          

Here at Inside Music Row, we always try to get into the music, and celebrate with artists and writers when songs do well. We hit up a very special double number one party, where Thomas Rhett was the artist on one, and a writer on the other. The first hit to celebrate that day was Round Here from Florida Georgia Line. Thomas Rhett joined Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins on the writing session that produced that hit, so we headed out to the big celebration to find out more about that song.  Check it out here.

In our last segment, we featured the celebration for Round Here from Florida Georgia Line. This was a huge day for one of the writers of that song, Thomas Rhett, as he also was able to celebrate his very first number one as an artist. Here is more with Thomas and writers Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Robbins, and his dad Rhett Akins.  Join the party here.

Kellie Pickler was surprised at her record label with a very special delivery. She and her husband Kyle Jacobs received their very own barrel of Old Number Seven from Master Distiller Jeff Arnett of Lynchburg, Tennessee. Kelly Lynn headed out to learn how they hooked up with Jack Daniels for their 47 cases of Tennessee whiskey.  Check out the presentation here.

Thomas Rhett talks about his first number one as an artist for It Goes Like This along with songwriters Ben Hayslip, his dad Rhett Akins, and Jimmy Robbins.     

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40th Annual SPBGMA Awards Nominees

40th Annual SPBGMA 

Bluegrass Music Awards
  & 31st National Convention   

January 30 - February 2, 2014
Music City Sheraton Hotel

Nashville, Tennessee

http://www.spbgma.com/awards-nominees/index.html 

Nominees:

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Adams & Anderson, LLC 2. Calvin Mickey 3. Dwight Dillman		4. Darrel Atkins 5. Bertie Sullivan 6. DA Callaway
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
1. WBRF-FM, Galax, VA 2. WSM-AM, Nashville, TN 3. Sirius XM 061, Nashville, TN		4. WPAQ-AM, Mount Airy, NC 5. WDVX-FM, Knoxville, TN 6. WBZI-AM, Xenia, OH
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR
1. Judith Burnette – WBRF-FM, Galax, VA 2. Tim Frye – WPAQ-AM, Mount Airy, NC 3. Kyle Cantrell – Sirius XM 061, Nashville, TN		4. Joe Mullins – WBZI-AM, Xenia, OH 5. Freddy Smith – WDVX-FM, Knoxville, TN 6. Dennis Jones – WNCW-FM, Spindale, NC
4. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Daryl Mosley 2. Tom T. Hall & Dixie Hall 3. Junior Sisk		4. Eric & Leigh Gibson 5. Marshall Warwick 6. Tim Massey
5. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "THEY CALLED IT MUSIC" – by The Gibson Brothers for Compass Records 2. "THE STORY OF THE DAY THAT I DIED" – by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice for Rebel Records 3. "MEMORIES OF THE PAST" – by Big Country Bluegrass for Rebel Records 4. "IN A COUNTRY TOWN'" – by Farm Hands Quartet for Farm County Music 5. "BROTHERS OF THE HIGHWAY" – by Dailey & Vincent for Rounder Records 6. "BATTLEFIELD" – by Mountain Faith for Crossroads Music
6. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Mike Barber 2. Mickey Harris 3. Tony King		4. Jason Tomlin 5. Barry Bales 6. Sam McMahan
7. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Tim Graves 2. Rob Ickes 3. Josh Swift		4. Phil Ledbetter 5. Mike Sharp 6. Tim Hathorn
8. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Josh Williams 2. Wayne Henderson 3. Eddie Gill		4. Kenny Smith 5. Junior Sisk 6. John Morgan
9. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Doyle Lawson 2. Tommy Sells 3. Johnathan Dillon		4. Danny Roberts 5. Adam Steffey 6. Dustin Norris
10. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Lynwood Lunsford 2. Jason Davis 3. Bennie Boling		4. Sammy Shelor 5. Mark Templeton 6. Brayden McMahon
11. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. Michael Cleveland 2. Tim Laughlin 3. Jason Barie		4. Hunter Berry 5. Billy Hawks 6. Chris Sexton
12. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Sherry Easter 2. Jeanette Williams 3. Michelle Nixon		4. Amanda Smith 5. Claire Lynch 6. Sonya Isaacs
13. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Valerie Smith 2. Teresa Sells 3. Lorraine Jordan		4. Dale Ann Bradley 5. Stacy Isaacs 6. Tina Miller
14. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Russell Moore 2. Jamie Dailey 3. Junior Sisk		4. Tim Graves 5. Larry Stephenson 6. Jason Tomlin
15. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Eddie Gill 2. Darryl Mosley 3. James King		4. Larry Sparks 5. Colonel Isaac Moore 6. Leigh Gibson
16. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Dailey & Vincent 2. The Isaacs 3. The Gibson Brothers		4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver 5. Fret High Bluegrass Band 6. Mountain Faith
17. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Paul Williams & The Victory Trio 2. The Farm Hands Quartet 3. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice		4. Mark Templeton & Pocket Change 5. Canaan's Crossing 6. The Marksmen
18. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. The Gibson Brothers 2. Dailey & Vincent 3. Big Country Bluegrass		4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver 5. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice 6. The Farm Hands Quartet
19. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. The Gibson Brothers 2. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage 3. Big Country Bluegrass		4. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice 5. The Farm Hands Quartet 6. The Grascals
20. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Big Country Bluegrass 2. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice 3. The Farm Hands Quartet		4. The Grascals 5. Dailey & Vincent 6. Mountain Faith
21. ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Dailey & Vincent 2. Nothin' Fancy 3. Big Country Bluegrass		4. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage 5. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice 6. The Farm Hands Quartet
22. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
1. Lil' Roy Lewis 2. Rhonda Vincent 3. Junior Sisk		4. Kevin Williamson 5. Daryl Mosley 6. Jamie Dailey
23. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "THE CALLED IT MUSIC" – by The Gibson Brothers for Compass Records 2. "THE STORY OF THE DAY THAT I DIED" – by Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice for Rebel Records 3. "IN A COUNTRY TOWN" – by The Farm Hands Quartet for Farm County Music 4. "BATTLEFIELD" – by Mountain Faith for Crossroads Music 5. "I'M PUTTING ON MY LEAVING SHOES" – by Big Country Bluegrass for Rebel Records 6. "GRANDPA'S WAY OF LIFE" – by Spinney Brothers for Mountain Fever Records