Product DescriptionIn 1982, at age 19, AUDIE BLAYLOCK joined Jimmy Martin and The Sunny Mountain Boys and spent nine years on the road leaning he craft of bluegrass from one of the music s first generation legends.
Since then, AUDIE BLAYLOCK has received a multitude of honors and awards including: IBMA Entertainer of the Year (with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage); Male Vocalist nomination; IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year (with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock); a Grammy® nomination for Best Bluegrass Album and an IBMA nomination for Recorded Event of the Year for "A Tribute to Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass;" and Emerging Artist of the Year nominations.
Bluegrass veteran AUDIE BLAYLOCK selected all the songs on his debut Rural Rhythm Records album to showcase the blended harmonies and masterful instrumentation of these young musicians in REDLINE. They present their first album together the same way they delight their audiences at their live shows...with excitement and high energy.
Fans young and old have been anxiously awaiting this important new album from AUDIE BLAYLOCK and his new group REDLINE which includes some of the hottest young pickers in Bluegrass music today !
This self titled album, AUDIE BLAYLOCK and REDLINE contains the first single Lonesome Weary Heart which has charted on Sirius and XM Radio, Bluegrass Music Profiles and Bluegrass Unlimited has something for everyone with varying tempos, vocal duets, a solo in Lonely River and an acapella quartet Who ll Sing For Me?
The musical styles range from traditional bluegrass to gospel to country such as My Darling s Last Goodbye and Ernest Tubb s My Blue Eyed Darling . Highlights include Goodbye , the gospel song written by Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams, Whispering Waters , Two Lonely Hearts , Roll On Blues , Mountain Laurel In Bloom and Send Me Your Address From Heaven .
"Audie Blaylock is one of the true standard-bearers for traditional bluegrass music. With his superb vocals and top-flight musicianship, few performers can claim the feeling and sensitivity he has for the best traditions of the music and the understanding to move it forward to the next level." - Kyle Cantrell (XM Radio's Bluegrass Junction)
"No holds barred, take no prisoners, hard driving bluegrass, just the way I like it." Terry Herd (Bluegrass Radio Network)
With a 2009 tour schedule that includes two international tours and solid radio airplay, along with audiences anxiously awaiting its release, this new album is poised for success!