Cast

In Alphabetical Order:  

ELIZABETH COOK

“the greatest hope for country music’s future”

-Nashville Scene

• Over 300 Appearances at the Grand Ole Opry
• DJ on Sirius Radio “Outlaw Country”
• Best of 2010 Lists: Rolling Stone, Time, Paste

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

“nearly flawless”

- Paste Magazine

“inhabits genuine country and blues with unusual force, transforming the oldtimey

back into something modern and dangerous.”

- LA Times

• 2009 Best Emerging/New Artist, Americana Music Awards
• 2011 Song of the Year, Americana Music Awards
• Best Albums of 2012, Rolling Stone

MERLE HAGGARD

“With the debatable exception of Hank Williams, the single most influential singer-songwriter in country music history.”

- Country Music Hall of Fame

• Country Music Hall of Fame
• Grammy Award Hall of Fame
• Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame
• California’s Hall of Fame
• Lifetime Achievement Award, JFK Center for the Performing Arts
• 3 Grammy Awards
• 38 #1 Hits
• 13 Academy of Country Music Awards
• 5 Country Music Association Awards
• Award of Merit, American Music Awards

WAYNE HENDERSON

“Maker of  Music”

- The Roanoke Times

• Legendary Guitarist and Luthier
• Most Famous Resident of Rugby, Virginia. Population 7.
• Subject of the book, “Clapton’s Guitar: Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument”

JIM LAUDERDALE

“The ‘Buddy and Jim’ album is a particular delight, bringing together two of rootsrock’s most celebrated journeymen at last.”

- Yahoo Music

• 2 Grammy Awards
• Songwriter of George Strait’s Award-Winning Hit, “Twang”
• Member of Elvis Costello’s Sugarcanes Band
• 2002 Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, Americana Music Awards
• Ten-time Host, Americana Music Awards
• Host of weekly Music City Roots
• Two-time Host, Independent Music Awards

CHARLIE MCCOY

“He’s contributed his harmonica, and other instruments, to countless recordings by virtually every classic country artist”

- NPR

• Country Music Hall of Fame
• International Musicians’ Hall of Fame
• 1 Grammy Award
• 2 Country Music Association Awards
• 7 Academy of Country Music Awards
• West Virginia Music Hall of Fame
• Music Director, Hee Haw for 19 Years
• Legendary Musician on “Orange Blossom Special” by Johnny Cash; “Candy Man” by Roy Orbison; “Blonde on Blonde,”          “John Wesley Harding,” and “Nashville Skyline” by Bob Dylan; “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones and other tracks by Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette, Tom T. Hall and countless others

JESSE MCREYNOLDS

“undoubtedly qualifies for inclusion in the small circle of  living legends in bluegrass music.”

- Bluegrass Today

• Member of legendary Jim and Jesse
• International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
• National Heritage Fellowship Award
• 4 Grammy Award Nominations
• 42 Year Member of the Grand Ole Opry
• 2005 “Best Instrumental Recording of the Year” nominee, IBMA
• Uncle Dave Heritage Award
• Innovative virtuoso, crosspicking mandolin

DR. RALPH STANLEY

“This is the highlight of my career.”

- Bob Dylan, after singing with Ralph Stanley on “Lonesome River”

“Ralph Stanley is one of the last, and surely the purest, of the traditional country musicians.”

- The New York Times

• International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
• 3 Grammy Awards
• National Medal of Arts Recipient
• Featured on O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack
• 2004 Distinguished Virginian of the Year
• Member, Grand Ole Opry
• Library of Congress “Living Legend”

JIM WAIVE & THE YOUNG DIVORCEES

“Waive combines his no-pick, percussive style on guitar with some of the most compelling lyrics in honky tonk. His smoky voice delivers songs laden with fervor and heart.”

- Critter Fuqua, Old Crow Medicine Show