John Cowan Band

John Cowan goes for a "new tattoo" (Jun 2006)

No doubt it's hard for many to believe, but 53-year old Indiana native John Cowan has been part of the musical landscape for more than 25 years since coming into prominence as the fiery lead singer and bass player for New Grass Revival, a band of young turks that included Sam Bush, B�la Fleck and Pat Flynn. As bluegrass currently enjoys a new surge of "hipness," it's worth recalling that Cowan and his NGR mates spent the entire '80s turning young rockers into 'grassers.  ...