The Del McCoury Band is a

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-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,

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and

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on mandolin and banjo, respectively.Kingsbury, Paul
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Oxford University Press, 1998. p. 335 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.

Awards

In 1999 the Del McCoury band was named "Entertainer of the Year" at the International Bluegrass Music Awards.''Bluegrass Awards Crown McCory'', In 2004 they were nominated for the

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for

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for ''It's Just the Night'', and in 2006 they won that category for ''The Company We Keep''.

Collaborations

The band recorded with

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on "I Still Carry You Around" on his 1997 album El Corazón. They shared co-billing on his 1999 album

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. The band has also often performed in recent years with

the Lee Boys The Lee Boys are a funk and gospel band based out of Miami, Florida. The band plays in the Sacred Steel tradition that arose out of the musical stylings of the House of God Church. The band plays a mixture of funk music and gospel lyrics, stayin ...

, with setlists mixing bluegrass, funk and gospel with extended jams on many songs.

Travelin' McCourys

The Travelin' McCourys The Travelin' McCourys is a bluegrass band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2009. The band is composed of brothers Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, Alan Bartram, Jason Carter, and Cody Kilby, and was formed out of the Del McCoury Band, in wh ...

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

* Del McCoury -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(1967–present) *

Ronnie McCoury Ronnie McCoury is an American mandolin player, singer, and songwriter (born March 16, 1967). He is the son of bluegrass musician Del McCoury, and is best known for his work with the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys. Biography Ronnie Mc ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

(1981–present) *

Rob McCoury Rob McCoury is an American bluegrass musician who plays banjo. He is the son of bluegrass musician Del McCoury, and is best known for his work with the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys. Biography Rob McCoury was born in York County, ...

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

(1987–present) *Jerry McCoury -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(1967–1989) *Mike Brantley - bass (1989–1992) *Mike Bub - bass (May 1992 - June 2005) *Dennis Crouch - bass (July 2005 - July 2005) *

Alan Bartram Alan Bartram (born April 19, 1977) is an American bluegrass musician who plays bass. He is best known for his work with the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys. Biography Alan Bartram was born in Huntington, West Virginia on April 19, 1 ...

- bass (August 2005–present) *Billy Baker -

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(1967) *

Tad Marks Tad Marks (born 1954) is an American folk and bluegrass fiddle player. Music He spent his youth in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Played and performed with Bob Doyle and the Allegheny String Band, the Twigg Brothers,Buzz Busby,Bill Harrell,Whetstone Run, ...

- fiddle (1990–1992) * Jason Carter -

(1992–present)

Discography

Albums

Music videos

Contributions

* 2007: Ronnie McCoury - ''Little Mo' McCoury'' (McCoury Music) * 2007: Various Artists: ''

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'' - " The Times They Are a-Changin'"

References

External links

Discography
at Discography of Bluegrass Sound Recordings
Official websiteDel McCoury Band collection
at the

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