Mark Bennett The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — Terry Eldredge’s musical bucket list just gets more and more interesting.He’s already shared a microphone and stage with legends George Jones, Dolly Parton and Vince Gill, as well as country hit-maker Dierks Bentley, among others.Now, he’s checking off another icon — Hank Williams Jr.Eldredge and his bandmates, The Grascals, are about to release their fourth album, “The Famous Lefty Flynn’s,” with old Bocephus joining them in three-part harmony on a song co-written by the late, great Hank Sr. A few days later, The Grascals will join Hank Jr. on his 2010 Rowdy Friends Tour.But Eldredge isn’t stopping there. He’d like to sing alongside Merle Haggard, The Eagles and Beyoncé, “just so I could look at her,” he said, laughing.This guy who grew up across from West Vigo High School thinks big. And with good reason. In six years together, he and The Grascals have become a hit with bluegrass aficionados, big-city critics and fans of other musical genres. They’ve earned a pair of Grammy nominations. It’s hip to like The Grascals.Their popularity likely will increase this spring. Rounder Records will release their album March 30. Their tour with Williams should further expose The Grascals to crowds unfamiliar with their sound, or that of any other bluegrass band.“We’re gonna gain a whole lot of fans,” Eldredge said Wednesday by telephone from Nashville, “but bluegrass will, too.” More...
TERRE HAUTE — Terry Eldredge’s musical bucket list just gets more and more interesting.He’s already shared a microphone and stage with legends George Jones, Dolly Parton and Vince Gill, as well as country hit-maker Dierks Bentley, among others.Now, he’s checking off another icon — Hank Williams Jr.Eldredge and his bandmates, The Grascals, are about to release their fourth album, “The Famous Lefty Flynn’s,” with old Bocephus joining them in three-part harmony on a song co-written by the late, great Hank Sr. A few days later, The Grascals will join Hank Jr. on his 2010 Rowdy Friends Tour.But Eldredge isn’t stopping there. He’d like to sing alongside Merle Haggard, The Eagles and Beyoncé, “just so I could look at her,” he said, laughing.This guy who grew up across from West Vigo High School thinks big. And with good reason. In six years together, he and The Grascals have become a hit with bluegrass aficionados, big-city critics and fans of other musical genres. They’ve earned a pair of Grammy nominations. It’s hip to like The Grascals.Their popularity likely will increase this spring. Rounder Records will release their album March 30. Their tour with Williams should further expose The Grascals to crowds unfamiliar with their sound, or that of any other bluegrass band.“We’re gonna gain a whole lot of fans,” Eldredge said Wednesday by telephone from Nashville, “but bluegrass will, too.” More...
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