Timeline
This article represents a list of all past members of the bluegrass group Country Gentlemen. [1] [2]
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Founding members of Country Gentlemen in 1957 were:
The most famous are two other lineups of the Country Gentlemen, usually called 1st Classic and 2nd Classic Lineup.
Members of this lineup were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1996. [3]
Founding member (and the only one who was with the group from the beginning until the end), Charlie Waller played exclusively the acoustic guitar. There were other members of the group, who contributed with guitar playing from time to time, especially for the songs where banjo was omitted, or when the group needed to overdub an extra acoustic guitar.
There were number of different bassist during almost five decades of lasting of the band. Tom Gray and Bill Yates were the most prominent ones, the latter spent almost 20 years with the group.
The Country Gentlemen used Dobro later on in their career - starting in 1973. Jerry Douglas and Mike Auldridge can be considered as the most prominent players on this instrument.
The Country Gentlemen used fiddle occasionally on some of their recordings and during some concerts. Ricky Skaggs was the most notable fiddle player for the group.
The Country Gentlemen was a progressive bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's leader.
Eddie Adcock is an American banjoist and guitarist.
Folk Songs & Bluegrass is the second studio album by the progressive bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1961 and reissued in 1988. Considered one of the best and classical records by the group, it features their 1st classic lineup with Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Tom Gray and Eddie Adcock.
The Award Winning Country Gentlemen is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1972. This album features the 2nd classic lineup of the band with Charlie Waller, Doyle Lawson, Bill Emerson and Bill Yates on bass.
Live In Japan is a live album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1970 during their concert in Japan.
25 Years is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, released in 1980 by Rebel Records. The compilation, made up of 24 tracks, aims to capture the first 25 years of the history of the band with all various incarnations of the Country Gentlemen.
Joe's Last Train is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, released in 1976.
Calling My Children Home is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded and released in 1995.
Early Rebel Recordings: 1962–1971 is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen. A collection of 110 songs, 5 of them previously unreleased, divided on 4 CD's, the album includes various lineups of the early Country Gentlemen. It includes the first and second classic lineup, while adding Dobro of Mike Auldridge or second guitar by Pete Kuykendall.
Complete Vanguard Recordings is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, which they recorded for the Vanguard Records label.
Sound Off is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1971.
One Wide River To Cross is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1971.
Sit Down, Young Stranger is a studio album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, released in 1980.
Nashville Jail is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen — their first classic lineup (Waller-Duffey-Adcock-Gray). Recorded in 1964 when the band was with Mercury Records, the album was not released until 1990 by Copper Creek Records.
High Lonesome is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen. It's a collection of all recordings for the group's first label, Starday Records.
Yesterday & Today Volume 1 is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen.
The Country Gentlemen featuring Ricky Skaggs is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen.
The Country Gentlemen is a compilation album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded and released in 1973.
Mike Auldridge was an American resonator guitar (Dobro) player. In addition to his solo albums and recordings with the Seldom Scene, he has been featured as a performer and collaborator on numerous albums by other artists.
James Arnott “Jimmy” Gaudreau is a singer and mandolinist playing traditional and progressive bluegrass music. He is best known for his solo albums, and his work with The Country Gentlemen, Tony Rice, and J. D. Crowe.