Bluegrass Album Band was a bluegrass supergroup, founded by

Tony Rice David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020), known professionally as Tony Rice, was an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and a ...

and

J. D. Crowe James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937December 24, 2021) was an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s. Crowe led the bluegrass group New South from 1971 until ...

in 1980. Originally, there was no intention to build a permanent group and the main reason for the collaboration was to record a solo album for

. They found that this cooperation could work and the result was an album called ''

The Bluegrass Album ''The Bluegrass Album'' is the debut album by bluegrass supergroup, Bluegrass Album Band, released in 1981. It's a collection of bluegrass standards by Lester Flatt, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley and others. Ultimately, four volumes ...

'', released in 1981, with 5 more volumes of music to follow. On September 5, 2012, they announced a reunion show that was held at Bluegrass First Class in Asheville, NC on February 16, 2013. This event reunited the Bluegrass Album Band with their former manager and promoter, Milton Harkey.

Discography

* ''

'' (1981) * '' Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2'' (1982) * '' Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 - California Connection'' (1983) * '' Bluegrass Album, Vol. 4'' (1984) * '' Bluegrass Album, Vol. 5 - Sweet Sunny South'' (1989) * '' Bluegrass Album, Vol. 6 - Bluegrass Instrumentals'' (1996) * '' Lonesome Moonlight: Bluegrass Songs Of Bill Monroe'' (2001; compilation) * '' Down the Road: Songs of Flatt and Scruggs'' (2002; compilation)

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