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Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass

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Members
  
Danny Paisley

Genres
  
Bluegrass, Country

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Albums
  
Weary River, Road Into Town, Forty Years Of Trouble

Record labels
  
Universal Music LLC, Universal Music (Argentina)

Similar
  
Nothin' Fancy, Michael Cleveland, Lonesome River Band, The Grascals, The Boxcars

Profiles

Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass are an award winning American Bluegrass band that performs mainly traditional style bluegrass music. The band performs Worldwide and records on the Patuxent Music label and is represented by Roe Entertainment.

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History

This band was started by Bob Paisley after leaving Ted Lundy and The Southern Mountain Boys. By 1979 they were known as Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass. The original members were Ted Lundy, Fred Hannah and Jerry Lundy. They were soon joined by Bob's son, Danny Paisley, and Ted Lundy’s sons T.J. and Bobby; Ted Lundy died in 1980. Mandolinist Don Eldreth completed the group. In 2004 Bob Paisley died of cancer, and Bob's son Danny Paisley took over the group, since then they have been internationally touring as Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass. In 2009 the group received the Song of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) for the song "Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away" by Chris Stuart and Ivan Rosenberg. In 2016 Danny Paisley received the IBMA's Male Vocalist of the Year award. The group has also received multiple nominations from the IBMA .

Band members

  • Original membership: Bob Paisley, Ted Lundy, Fred Hannah and Jerry Lundy.
  • Membership as of 2016: Danny Paisley; Guitar and vocals, Eric Troutman; Bass and Vocals, Mark Delaney; Banjo and Vocals. Ryan Paisley; (Dan's Son) Mandolin, T.J. Lundy; Fiddle.
  • Discography

  • The Tradition Continues: Dan Paisley 2005
  • The Room over Mine: Rounder Records 2008
  • The Road into Town: Patuxent Music 2012
  • Weary River: Patuxent Music 2015
  • Songs

    Don't Throw Mama's Flowers AwayThe Room Over Mine · 2008
    The Room Over MineThe Room Over Mine · 2008
    Come Hither to Go YonderWeary River · 2015

    References

    Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass Wikipedia