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Del McCoury

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Del McCoury
McCoury in 2007
McCoury in 2007
Background information
Birth nameDelano Floyd McCoury
Born (1939-02-01) February 1, 1939 (age 85)
Bakersville, North Carolina[1] or York, Pennsylvania[2]
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, banjo
Years active1958–present
LabelsRounder Records, McCoury Music
Member ofDel McCoury Band
Formerly ofThe GrooveGrass Boyz
Websitewww.delmccouryband.com

Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively. In June 2010, he received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

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Career

McCoury has had a long career in bluegrass. Although originally hired as banjo player, he sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1963,[3] with whom he first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. McCoury briefly appeared with the Golden State Boys in 1964 before taking a series of day jobs in construction and logging, while continuing to work as an amateur musician in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.[4]

In the 1980s his sons began performing with him. Fiddler Tad Marks and bass player Mike Brantley joined McCoury's group in early 1990s. McCoury's group toured widely throughout the US.[5] They relocated to Nashville, Tennessee as they began to attract attention. Fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Mike Bub joined in 1992. Alan Bartram joined the band as bassist in 2005. McCoury became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in October 2003.

McCoury was also one of many performers at The Clearwater Concert at Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2009. The event celebrated the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger.

McCoury has influenced a great number of bands, including Phish, with whom he has shared the stage several times,[6][7] and who have covered his songs.[8] He has also performed with The String Cheese Incident and Donna the Buffalo, and recorded with Steve Earle.[9] McCoury has covered songs by artists as diverse as The Lovin' Spoonful, Tom Petty, and Richard Thompson.[8] McCoury has appeared at festivals including Bonnaroo, High Sierra,[4] the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, The Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and the Newport Folk Festival.[10] His television appearances include Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the Late Show with David Letterman.[10] Del has a very enthusiastic fan base, known as the Del-Heads.

Del McCoury Band – Old Settler's Music Festival (2013)

In October 2009, The Del McCoury Band began offering fans recordings of their performances on USB flash drives available immediately after their concerts.[11]

In June 2010, McCoury received a lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts in the field of folk and traditional arts, including a stipend of $25,000.[12]

In 2012, he joined the 11th[13] annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.

DelFest

Del McCoury Band at 2nd Annual DelFest (2009)

In 2008, Del McCoury started DelFest, an annual bluegrass festival in Cumberland, Maryland, held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds.[14] Del McCoury Band plays every night at each of the festivals.

The 5th annual DelFest occurred in May 2012,[14] and major bluegrass acts played such as Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Railroad Earth, Béla Fleck, and Sam Bush, most of which had returned from previous years at the festival.

In previous years, acts such Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Jesse McReynolds, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Trampled by Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass, and Psychograss have played.

The 14th DelFest occurred in May 2022, after a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Discography

Del McCoury – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (2005)

Solo albums

  • 1968: Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass (Arhoolie) reissued in 1992 as I Wonder Where You Are Tonight with two previously unissued tracks
  • 1971: Livin' on the Mountain (Rebel) released in 1976
  • 1971: Collector's Special (Grassound) released in 1976
  • 1974: Our Kind of Grass (Rebel SLP-1569) released in 1978
  • 1975: Del McCoury (Rebel SLP 1542)
  • 1988: Don't Stop The Music (Rounder)

With The GrooveGrass Boyz

  • 1998: GrooveGrass® 101 featuring the GrooveGrass Boyz™

With the Del McCoury Band

Main article: Del McCoury Band
  • 1992: Blue Side of Town
  • 1993: A Deeper Shade of Blue
  • 1996: The Cold Hard Facts
  • 1999: The Mountain (with Steve Earle)
  • 1999: The Family
  • 2001: Del and the Boys
  • 2003: It's Just the Night
  • 2005: The Company We Keep
  • 2006: The Promised Land
  • 2008: Moneyland
  • 2009: Family Circle
  • 2011: American Legacies (with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
  • 2012: Old Memories
  • 2013: The Streets of Baltimore
  • 2016: Del and Woody
  • 2017: Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass

As the McCoury Brothers (with Jerry McCoury)

  • 1987: The McCoury Brothers (Rounder)

With the Dixie Pals

  • 1973: High on a Mountain (Rounder)
  • 1975: Del McCoury And The Dixie Pals (Revonah R-916)
  • 1980: Live in Japan (Copper Creek)
  • 1981: Take Me To The Mountains (Leather LBG-8107) reissued in 1983 as Rebel REB 1622)
  • 1983: Best Of Del McCoury And The Dixie Pals (Rebel REB 1610)
  • 1985: Sawmill (Rebel REB 1636)
  • 1991: Classic Bluegrass (Rebel) compilation of 1974-1984 Rebel Records recordings

With Mac Wiseman and Doc Watson

Also appears on

  • 2011: Audie Blaylock and Redline - I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky: A Bill Monroe Celebration (Rural Rhythm)

Awards and honors

Del McCoury has won 31 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year four consecutive times[15] (nine total[10]). McCoury has also won IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year four times. In 2004 he was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award for It's Just The Night, and in 2006 he won his first Grammy Award, in the same category, for The Company We Keep.[10] In 2014, McCoury was nominated and won his second Grammy Award for The Streets of Baltimore.[16] He was a recipient of a 2010 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[17] McCoury received the Bluegrass Star Award, presented by the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, in 2015. The award is bestowed upon bluegrass artists who do an exemplary job of advancing traditional bluegrass music and bringing it to new audiences while preserving its character and heritage.[18]

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

Del McCoury Band, 2007

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees: Del McCoury". Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Del McCoury Band". Del McCoury Band.
  3. ^ Wolff, Kurt; Duane, Orla (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.
  4. ^ a b "Del McCoury makes bluegrass a family affair". GACTV. December 5, 2005. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
  5. ^ Kingsbury, Paul, ed. (1998). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. p. 335. ISBN 9780199770557.
  6. ^ "Setlists: 2000". Phish.net.
  7. ^ "Setlists: 1999". Phish.net.
  8. ^ a b "Del McCoury Band". The Covers Project. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Schulman, David (June 20, 2005). "Del McCoury: Old-School Music, New Audience". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Del McCoury Band News". Del McCoury Band. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "The del McCoury Band Live in Chico CA [20091128DELMC] - $25.00 : Live Concert Recordings on Flash Drives, Aderra USB live music Recordings". aderra.net. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Taylor, Kate (June 24, 2010). "NEA Will Honor 18 Artists". ArtsBeat. The New York Times.
  13. ^ "11th Annual IMA Judges". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c "Home". DelFest.com.
  15. ^ "Pollstar -- HotStar the del McCoury Band". Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
  16. ^ "Artist: Del McCoury". www.grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2010". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "Bluegrass Heritage Foundation official website". Bluegrassheritage.org. 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. January 4, 2012. pp. 620–. ISBN 978-0-19-992083-9.

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