Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy award-winning American bluegrass band.
Del McCoury Band | |
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 Ronnie McCoury, Jason Carter, Robbie McCoury, Del McCoury, and Alan Bartram performing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, California in 2005. | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Bluegrass Jam band |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill |
| Members | Del McCoury Ronnie McCoury Robbie McCoury Jason Carter Alan Bartram |
| Website | www.delmccouryband.com |
History
Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo, respectively.[1] In 1988, the "Dixie Pals" name was dropped in favor of the current name. Fiddler Tad Marks and bass player Mike Brantley joined in the early 1990s while the band became a national touring act.[2]
Awards
In 1999 the Del McCoury band was named "Entertainer of the Year" at the International Bluegrass Music Awards.[3]
In 2004 they were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for It's Just the Night,[4] and in 2006 they won that category for The Company We Keep.[5]
Collaborations
The band recorded with Steve Earle on "I Still Carry You Around" on his 1997 album El Corazón.[6] They shared co-billing on his 1999 album The Mountain.[7]
The band has also often performed in recent years with the Lee Boys, with setlists mixing bluegrass, funk and gospel with extended jams on many songs.[8]
Travelin' McCourys
The Travelin' McCourys are an offshoot of the Del McCoury Band, featuring all current (2009) members of the band minus Del, augmented by guitarist Cody Kilby on live performances.[9]
The Travelin' McCourys also often play joint concerts with the Lee Boys.[8]
Band members
- Del McCoury - vocals, guitar (1967–present)
- Ronnie McCoury - mandolin (1981–present)
- Rob McCoury - banjo (1987–present)
- Jerry McCoury - bass (1967–1989)
- Mike Brantley - bass (1989–1992)
- Mike Bub - bass (May 1992 - June 2005)
- Dennis Crouch - bass (July 2005 - July 2005)
- Alan Bartram - bass (August 2005–present)
- Billy Baker - fiddle (1967)
- Tad Marks- fiddle (1990–1992)
- Jason Carter - fiddle (1992–present)
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Grass | US Country | US | US Indie | US Heat | US Christ | CAN Country | |||
| 1992 | Blue Side of Town | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | A Deeper Shade of Blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Cold Hard Facts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | The Mountain (with Steve Earle) | — | 19 | 133 | — | — | — | 14 | |
| The Family | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Del and The Boys | 11 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | It's Just the Night | 4 | 47 | — | 32 | 48 | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Company We Keep | 2 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Promised Land | 2 | 61 | — | 46 | 39 | 24 | — | |
| 2008 | Moneyland | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Family Circle | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | American Legacies (with Preservation Hall Jazz Band) |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Streets of Baltimore | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Del and Woody[10] | 1 | 42 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
| 2017 | Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "My Love Will Not Change" | |
| 2003 | "She Can't Burn Me Now" |
Contributions
- 2007: Ronnie McCoury - Little Mo' McCoury (McCoury Music)
- 2007: Various Artists: Song of America - "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
References
- Kingsbury, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press, 1998. p. 335
- Yates, Don (31 October 1996). "Album Review: Del McCoury Band - The Cold Hard Facts". No Depression. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Bluegrass Awards Crown McCory, Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 October 1999). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 30–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - Smykla, Margaret (11 February 2004). "Local songwriter sees his work compete at Grammy Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Endelman, Michael (17 February 2006). "The unknown Grammy winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Alden, Grant (31 October 1997). "Album Review: Steve Earle - El Corazon". No Depression. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Nelson, Chris (17 March 1999). "Steve Earle Climbs Bluegrass Mountain on New LP". MTV News. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Starrs, Chris (18 January 2009). "Travelin' McCourys, Lee Boys taking it to the road". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Lawless, John (10 November 2015). "Cody Kilby leaves Skaggs for The Travelin' McCourys". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Shelburne, Craig (March 25, 2016). "Grand Ole Opry's Del McCoury Releasing Woody Guthrie Project". MusicRow. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- "How String Music Pioneer del McCoury Breaks Bluegrass Rules on New Album". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2018.
External links
- Discography at Discography of Bluegrass Sound Recordings
- Official website
- Del McCoury Band collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Del McCoury Band at AllMusic
- Del McCoury Band discography at Discogs