McCoury wins big ass IBMA awards
Previously announced inductees into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame – Katy Daley, Jerry Douglas, and Alan Munde were also honored during the show with heartfelt acknowledgement.
Award honors went to:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Del McCoury Band
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Authentic Unlimited
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Travelin' McCourys
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Fall in Tennessee"
Recorded by Authentic Unlimited
Written by John Meador & Bob Minner
Produced by Authentic Unlimited
illy Blue Records
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
City of Gold
Recorded by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Produced by Jerry Douglas & Molly Tuttle
Nonesuch Records
GOSPEL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
"God Already Has"
Recorded by Dale Ann Bradley
Written by Mark "Brink" Brinkman & David Stewart
Produced by Dale Ann Bradley
Pinecastle Records
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
"Knee Deep in Bluegrass"
Recorded by Ashby Frank
Written by Terry Baucom
Produced by Ashby Frank
Mountain Home Music Company
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
East Nash Grass
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
RESOPHONIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Recorded by Tony Trischka with Billy Strings
Written by Alton & Rabon Delmore
Produced by Béla Fleck
own the Road Records
Danny Paisley
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jaelee Roberts
Rob McCoury
Vickie Vaughn
Deanie Richardson
Gaven Largent
Cody Kilby
Jesse Brock
"Fall in Tennessee"
Authentic Unlimited
"Alberta Bound"h
More news for Del McCoury Band
- 01/29/20: DelFest adds Leftover Salmon, Jerry Douglas Band, Tuttle
- 03/12/18: McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass
- 01/27/14: McCoury Band wins second Grammy
- 02/04/11: McCoury Band, Preservation Hall join forces
- 06/04/09: McCoury boys receive hometown honor
- 04/03/07: Vince Gill adds Del McCoury Band, Amy Grant to summer tour
CD reviews for Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury has a track record of more than a half-century of top-notch, thoroughly professional bluegrass performance and recording artistry, and if any suspect or fear that, as he nears his 75th birthday, age and almost six decades on the road have started to take a toll on his singular voice, this new release will lay all such fears to rest.
It's vintage Del, will be completely satisfying to longtime fans and hard to beat as an introduction for new ones. The title track is, of course, ...
Working within the influences of two American musics - New Orleans jazz and bluegrass - "American Legacies" provides 47-minutes of enjoyable, challenging music. While the album is far from the boundary-stretching bluegrass that has become the hallmark of the McCoury sound, the resulting alchemy is mind-blowing. Call it Bourbangrass, call it Del Orleans: it works.
While not fully understanding the complexities of these venerable music styles - with both jazz and bluegrass having ...
From Sweet Appalachia to his girl leaning on a car fender in all of her Barbaric Splendor, Del McCoury reminds us his music and rural life is far from unsophisticated. The songs range from the straight bluegrass of Hello Lonely to the near swing tune I Remember You sung in high lonesome. There are waltzes, breakdowns, gold rush story songs and odes to moonshine in The Revenuer's Blues.
Del McCoury is a bluegrass singing man, but perhaps a touch more mellow these days. ...
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