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The Country Gentlemen was a progressive bluegrass band [1] that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's leader.
The Country Gentlemen featuring Ricky Skaggs is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen. [2] Track listing ...
Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains is a live album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen. It includes songs performed live by the "almost classic" lineup of the group (without Tom Gray, with Ed Ferris on bass). The recordings come from live performances during early and mid 60's. [1]
Live From The Stage Of The Roanoake Bluegrass Festival (1967) Traveler And Other Favorites (Rebel, 1968) Play It Like It Is (Rebel, 1969) New Look, New Sound (Rebel, 1970) Live In Japan (Seven Seas, 1970) The Best of the Early Country Gentlemen (1971) One Wide River To Cross (Rebel, 1971) Sound Off (Rebel, 1971) The Award Winning Country ...
In 1952, Waller joined Earl Taylor's bluegrass band, the Stoney Mountain Boys. [1] He returned to Louisiana in 1956 as a guitar player with Buzz Busby and the Bayou Boys, making appearances on television. In 1957 he and Busby returned to the Washington, D.C. area, where Waller met mandolinist John Duffey and banjo player Bill Emerson. [2]
That duo eventually became the Country Gentlemen. As a member of the Country Gentlemen, Duffey was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1996. [2] Two months after his induction to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor, Duffey was hospitalized in Arlington, Virginia after complaining of chest pains. The next ...
Tom Gray (born February 1, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois) is a bluegrass musician widely considered one of the best bass players in the genre. [1] He is best known for his bass playing with The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. In 1996, as a member of The Country Gentlemen, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor ...
Folk Songs & Bluegrass is the second studio album by the progressive bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1961 and reissued in 1988.Considered one of the best and classical records by the group, it features their 1st classic lineup with Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Tom Gray and Eddie Adcock.