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August 29, 2010
Now this fall you are going back on the road with Hank for the second half of the tour. How does it feel to be invited back for the tour? Danny: . . . Dolly Parton and everything. The new video for "Last Train to Clarksville" has been released and is playing on CMT. Whose idea was it for the video?
http://www.examiner . . . s-and-cracker-barrel
August 26, 2010
One of the featured acts is a sextet from Tennessee known as The Grascals, scheduled to perform Saturday. One of the founding members, . . . to Brentwood and a studio -- we're in the middle of our "Cracker Barrel" record, which will be coming out in February -- "Grascals and friends."
http://www.kjonline . . . cals_2010-08-25.html
August 20, 2010
This year, they’re nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for “The Famous Lefty Flynn’s”; Recorded Event of the Year for . . . of the Year for “Blue Rock Slide”; reigning two-time Banjo Player of the Year, Kristin Scott Benson, is nominated again for the award.
http://tribstar . . . r-5-bluegrass-awards
August 17, 2010
Jamie Johnson, one of the founding members of bluegrass group The Grascals, announced the addition of David Corlew to the team of The Grascals. . . . project. Corlew joins as Project Manager for the upcoming “The Grascals & Friends” studio album, which will be released February, 2011.
http://www.allaccess . . . lew-to-t?ref=sitemap
August 9, 2010
IBMA Entertainers of the Year, The Grascals, have the # 1 CD on both the Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Music Profiles Charts this month. Heralded . . . XM Bluegrass Junction's Most-Played Tracks with 52 spins, while the disc hits the show's Most-Played Albums Chart's Top 5 this week with 135 spins.
http://www.rodeoattitude . . . he-famous-4901.shtml
August 4, 2010
The Grascals’ have made a classic ’60s pop smash “The Last Train To Clarksville” their own. The video for their current country and bluegrass . . . Nashville locations in late June. “We are always looking for ways to bring our music to the people,” says Grascals’ vocalist Jamie Johnson.
http://www.nashville . . . als-drive-the-train/
July 21, 2010
Listening to a Grascals album is as emotionally cleansing as getting drunk with your therapist. There's always that bracing balance between abandon . . . bank robber whose diminutive stature stands in contrast with his giant reputation. There's a kernel of truth in the story, Johnson explains.
http://www.cmt . . . s-lefty-flynns.jhtml
July 12, 2010
Sitting backstage at the Ryman with Jamie, Terry Eldridge and Terry Smith " Smitty" they shared some of their influences ideas and experiences. How . . . the performance Jamie looked up into the crowd and said this is a surreal moment playing here at the Ryman sharing his gratitude with the audience.
http://www.examiner . . . sboro-Music-Examiner
June 8, 2010
For years, successful bluegrass acts have expected to play their own well-traveled if relatively isolated circuit of festivals, arts centers, and . . . dating again. Today's new bluegrass/traditional-country nexus has something of the feel of a like-minded community about it, on a broader scale.
http://online.wsj . . . nt_LifestyleArtEnt_4
March 30, 2010
The Famous Lefty Flynn’s, is the fourth album by one of America’s most respected and celebrated bluegrass bands, The Grascals. The stirring vocals of . . . Kristin Scott Benson, IBMA’s 2008 Banjo Player of the Year, joins the band for what may be their best album yet.
http://www.bluegrassuncut . . . famous-lefty-flynns/
