By Diane Amov
Crowe Lawson and Williams Sing Bluegrass Gospel - Graphic Design by Lynn Weathers/ColorBomb DesignUnited by long friendship and their tenure with Jimmy Martin, J. D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, and Paul Williams record a bluegrass gospel CD.
Seminal banjo player J. D. Crowe was just fourteen years old when he joined Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys. A student of blues guitar who was just as apt to include then-current hits from Little Richard or Fats Domino in the set as he was "Cripple Creek", Crowe integrated elements of rock, blues, and country into his playing style.
Mandolinist Paul Williams had already had a successful career with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers when he joined Jimmy Martin. Their partnership was to be an exceptionally fruitful one, as they collaborated to write some of Martin's biggest hits. Along with Crowe, Williams was part of the classic lineup of the Sunny Mountain Boys.
Multi-instrumentalist, Doyle Lawson filled the banjo spot when J.D. Crowe left the band. Lawson is known today for his fine lead singing, tasteful mandolin work, and his band, Quicksilver. Like Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Quicksilver is renowned today's farm team of bluegrass.
J.D. Crowe, Paul Williams, and Doyle Lawson each front their own successful bluegrass bands, but they took time out from their duties as bandleaders to sit down and record an album of gospel tunes that they had performed with Martin. They were joined by Sonya Isaacs and Cia Cherryholmes on high harmonies, and Ron Stewart on fiddle. Old Friends Get Together is the happy result.
Bluegrass Gospel Written by Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams
Five of the songs on Old Friends Get Together were co-written by Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams
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