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| Del McCoury Band | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Also known as | Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals (1967–1988) |
| 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 |
The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy award-winning American bluegrass band.
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. 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. The addition of fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Mike Bub in 1992 created a lineup that was unchanged for 13 years. Bub left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Alan Bartram.
Awards
In 1999 the Del McCoury band was named "Entertainer of the Year" at the International Bluegrass Music Awards.
In 2004 they were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for It's Just the Night, and in 2006 they won that category for The Company We Keep.
Collaborations
The band recorded with Steve Earle on "I Still Carry You Around" on his 1997 album El Corazón. They shared co-billing on his 1999 album The Mountain.
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.
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.
The Travelin' McCourys also often play joint concerts with the Lee Boys.
Band members
- Current members
- Del McCoury - vocals, guitar (1967–present)
- Ronnie McCoury - mandolin (1981–present)
- Rob McCoury - banjo (1987–present)
- Jason Carter - fiddle (1992–present)
- Alan Bartram - bass (August 2005–present)
- Former members
- Jerry McCoury - bass (1967–1989)
- Billy Baker - fiddle (1967)
- Mike Brantley - bass (1989–1992)
- Tad Marks - fiddle (1990–1992)
- Mike Bub - bass (May 1992–June 2005)
- Dennis Crouch - bass (July 2005)
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 | 1 | 42 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
| 2017 | Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Almost Proud | ||||||||
| 2024 | Songs of Love and Life | ||||||||
| "—" 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 McCoury, 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. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. 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