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Del McCoury Band | |
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 Ronnie McCoury,Jason Carter,Robbie McCoury,Del McCoury, andAlan Bartram performing at theHardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival,San Francisco,California in 2005. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals (1967–1988) |
| Genres | Bluegrass Jam band |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Sugar Hill |
| Members | Del McCoury Ronnie McCoury Robbie McCoury Jason Carter Alan Bartram |
| Website | www.delmccouryband.com |
TheDel McCoury Band is aGrammy Award-winning Americanbluegrass band.
Originally the band was calledDel McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons,Ronnie andRobbie on mandolin and banjo, respectively.[1] In 1988, the "Dixie Pals" name was dropped in favor of the current name. Fiddler Tad Marks and bass player Mike Brantley joined in the early 1990s while the band became a national touring act.[2] The addition of fiddlerJason Carter and bassistMike Bub in 1992 created a lineup that was unchanged for 13 years. Bub left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Alan Bartram.
In 1999 the Del McCoury band was named "Entertainer of the Year" at the International Bluegrass Music Awards.[3]
In 2004 they were nominated for theGrammy Award forBest Bluegrass Album forIt's Just the Night,[4] and in 2006 they won that category forThe Company We Keep.[5]
The band recorded withSteve Earle on "I Still Carry You Around" on his 1997 albumEl Corazón.[6] They shared co-billing on his 1999 albumThe Mountain.[7]
The band has also often performed in recent years withthe Lee Boys, with setlists mixing bluegrass, funk and gospel with extended jams on many songs.[8]
The Travelin' McCourys are an offshoot of the Del McCoury Band, featuring all current (2009) members of the band minus Del, augmented by guitarist Cody Kilby on live performances.[9]
The Travelin' McCourys also often play joint concerts with the Lee Boys.[8]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US Grass | US Country | US | US Indie | US Heat | US Christ | CAN Country | |||
| 1992 | Blue Side of Town | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | A Deeper Shade of Blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Cold Hard Facts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | The Mountain(withSteve Earle) | — | 19 | 133 | — | — | — | 14 | |
| The Family | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Del and The Boys | 11 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | It's Just the Night | 4 | 47 | — | 32 | 48 | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Company We Keep | 2 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Promised Land | 2 | 61 | — | 46 | 39 | 24 | — | |
| 2008 | Moneyland | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Family Circle | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | American Legacies (withPreservation Hall Jazz Band) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Streets of Baltimore | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Del and Woody[10] | 1 | 42 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
| 2017 | Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Almost Proud | ||||||||
| 2024 | Songs of Love and Life | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart | |||||||||
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2003 | "My Love Will Not Change" | |
| 2003 | "She Can't Burn Me Now" |
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