Search - Richard Bennett :: Last Train From Poor Valley

Richard Bennett hails from the hills of Kentucky. A strong and versatile guitarist, he performed with his own band, Richard Bennett Band late 70's thru late 80's era. He joined as the lead singer and guitar player for J.D. Crowe and New South 1990 thru 1995 and is included on several of the recordings during this time. 1996 thru 1997 found him with Lou Reid and Carolina. In 1998, Richard branched out with the trio featuring Jimmy Guadreau and Mike Aldridge where he remained for 4 years. One of his most prominent jobs was filling in for Tony Rice in The Tony Rice Unit and The Bluegrass Album Band from the mid to late 90's.