Lonesome Day Records is an independent

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founded by Randall Deaton based in

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that supports bluegrass and country bands.

History

Founder Randall Deaton started the Lonesome Day label in 2002, and released their first recordings in 2004. He named the label after the

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song "

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." In 2013, Jeff Carter, a musician and co-founder of Via Media, purchased a minority shareholder stake in Lonesome Day, providing marketing experience and short term financing as required. Also in 2013, Lonesome Day Records began a collaborative relationship with Rock House Entertainment, a company providing booking, publicity, media assistance, and management services for bluegrass bands. In 2014, Lonesome Day Records launched a spinoff label, Dry Lightning Records that focused on Americana artists. Lonesome Day continued to release albums by its roster of bluegrass artists.

Artists

Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Lonesome Day label. * Rick Bartley * Richard Bennett * Blue Moon Rising * The Boohers *

Sarah Borges Sarah Borges is a rock and roll musician based in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, formerly signed to Sugar Hill Records. Her music has been described as "walking that fine line between punk and country". Borges' wide variety of influences a ...

* Jeff Clair *

Larry Cordle Larry Cordle (born November 16, 1948) is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter . Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the Country Music Asso ...

and Lonesome Standard Time * Fred Eaglesmith * The Fabulous Ginn Sisters *

Ward Hayden and The Outliers Ward Hayden and the Outliers, formerly known as Girls, Guns and Glory (GGG), is a band from Boston, Massachusetts. They currently release music independently but formerly had signed with Lonesome Day Records and released albums with Sony RED, ...

(prior to 2015) * Steve Gulley * Randy Kohrs * Julie Neumark * Jeff Parker *

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and Carolina * Ralph Stanley II * Ernie Thacker * Darrell Webb * Wildfire * Sam Wilson

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