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Individually, four of the band's members are state award-winning instrumentalists, and as a group they took 2nd at the 2012 CAM Gospel Sing-Off in Branson. The King Family Band is known for their heart-felt and powerful original music, with Caleb recently labeled a Songwriter to Watch by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
In 1982, he co-founded the New Tradition, bluegrass/gospel group that toured the country for close to 20 years. The band recorded 10 CDs, made "Seed of Love" song, the first bluegrass video to feature the banjo , and even reached number one on the TNN channel.
The group's roots go back to 1971, [3] when Joe and Lily Isaacs began a bluegrass band. Lily's parents are Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors. A few years after they were liberated from a concentration camp in Germany in 1945, her parents moved two year old Lily to New York City, where, in 1958, she got a recording contract with Columbia Records and started performing in night clubs.
The music festival takes place in Spring and Fall, and the lineup includes artists of multiple genres (Bluegrass, Country, Americana, Rock, Gospel, and more). [12] It is a free community event. Brewgrass Entertainment (Music Venue)
Over time, Julianne switched to the mandolin, Karen to the bass, and Matt to the guitar, while Jon also took up the piano for some gospel songs. These early performances were mostly held at local festivals, churches, and cafes. [3] In 2010, the band won the CAM Gospel Sing-Off [4] competition at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Branson.
The Cockman Family has recorded multiple records. Eleven of their songs have been released as singles to bluegrass and gospel radio stations. Their newest album, Dedicated, was released in 2011 and features original songs as well as favorite hymns. [13]
The group's first project, It's a Long, Long Road, "spent six months at the top of the Bluegrass Unlimited charts and won IBMA's Album of the Year Award (1996)." [ 1 ] Jason Burleson, the original banjo player with the group and a multi-instrumentalist, is a native of Newland, North Carolina ., [ 1 ] Rob Ickes, a Northern California native ...
The Cox Family is an American country/bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. [1] The Cox Family can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack .