The SteelDrivers are a
bluegrass band from
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
. Members include fiddler
Tammy Rogers
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*Tam o' Shanter (cap), a Scottish hat
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**''Tammy and the Bachelor'', the first film in the series
** "Tammy" (song), a popular song from ''Tammy and the Bachelor''
** ''Tammy'' (T ...
, bassist Mike Fleming, guitarist/vocalist Matt Dame, mandolinist Brent Truitt, and banjoist Richard Bailey. Past members include Kelvin Damrell,
Chris Stapleton
Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky. In 2001, Stapleton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to ...
,
Gary Nichols
Gary Nichols (born 1978 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2006, Nichols made his debut that year with the release of his single "Unbroken Ground", which reached No. 39 on ...
, and
Mike Henderson
Mike Henderson (born in Independence, Missouri) is an American singer-songwriter.
Career
Early career
Henderson was an original member of blues group the Bel Airs when they formed in Missouri in 1981. They released an album, ''Need Me a Car'' ...
. The band has recorded four albums on the
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...
label and one independent live album recorded at The Station Inn. The band has received several Grammy nominations and won a Grammy for the album ''
The Muscle Shoals Recordings''.
Career
After playing at many bluegrass festivals The SteelDrivers signed to
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...
and released a self-titled debut in 2008, featuring new lead singer
Chris Stapleton
Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky. In 2001, Stapleton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to ...
. The album peaked at No. 57 on the U.S. ''
Billboard
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'' Top Country Albums chart.
The group was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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in 2009 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their song "Blue Side of the Mountain." In 2010, the group received two nominations for its second album, ''Reckless''. The album has been nominated for both Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Where Rainbows Never Die".
Stapleton announced in April 2010, that he was leaving the band to focus on raising his family. He was replaced by former
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
artist
Gary Nichols
Gary Nichols (born 1978 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2006, Nichols made his debut that year with the release of his single "Unbroken Ground", which reached No. 39 on ...
on lead vocals and guitar. In December 2011, founding member
Mike Henderson
Mike Henderson (born in Independence, Missouri) is an American singer-songwriter.
Career
Early career
Henderson was an original member of blues group the Bel Airs when they formed in Missouri in 1981. They released an album, ''Need Me a Car'' ...
left the band. Henderson was replaced by Nashville musician and record producer Brent Truitt. In 2015, the new lineup received a
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass mu ...
for its new album ''
The Muscle Shoals Recordings''. In 2018, Kelvin Damrell became the band's new lead singer and debuted on the 2020 release ''Bad for You''. In July 2021 Kelvin Damrell announced his departure from the band, and the band simultaneously announced the addition of Matt Dame as lead singer.
Discography
Albums
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Grammy awards
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,
2009
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, "Blue Side of the Mountain"
,
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:
* In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group
* From 1971 to 19 ...
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2011
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, ''Reckless''
,
Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass m ...
,
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, "Where Rainbows Never Die"
, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
,
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2015
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, ''
The Muscle Shoals Recordings''
, Best Bluegrass Album
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References
External links
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Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee
American bluegrass music groups
Rounder Records artists