The news that Ronnie Bowman was fighting for his life in an ICU after a motorcycle accident spread like wildfire on Sunday, March 22. Later that day, he was confirmed dead, and Nashville bluegrass will not be the same. Ronnie, just 64 years old, was a brilliant singer and songwriter, a lynchpin of the Lonesome River Band’s industry-dominating success and influence in the 1990s, and a favorite human being of everyone who knew him. We quickly re-made our episode to offer a proper tribute to his nearly 40-year career, which you’ll hear in the second half of the show. He will be sorely missed. In the first half, a great mountain-sounding single from The Sullivan Sisters and a bluegrass barnburner from Dailey & Vincent. Plus a bit of Stanley Brothers for y’all as we mark their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. At LAST.
Stanley Brothers - Clinch Mountain Backstep
The Sullivan Sisters - Devil's Got A Hold On You
Jesse Appelman - The Hills of Isle Le Haut
Dailey & Vincent - Moon Shines On The Still
The Stanley Brothers - White Dove
Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian - High On A Mountain
Hannah Read, Michael Starkey - North Missouri Wagoner
Vaiano's Paisanos - Abrew's Portuguese Jazz
Don Reno - Coffee Cup
Molsky's Mountain Drifters - Greenback Dollar -
The Lost And Found - Baby's Gone
Lonesome River Band - Hobo Blues
Ronnie Bowman - Cold Virginia Night
Lonesome River Band - Long Gone
Ronnie Bowman - Starting Over
Band of Ruhks - Heartstrings
Mason Via, Ronnie Bowman, Rhonda Vincent - Mountain Lullaby
Ronnie Bowman - Music of the Mountains