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The Bluegrass Brothers
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The Bluegrass Brothers is an American bluegrass band from Southwest Virginia. Brothers Robert and Victor Dowdy formed the band in 1989 after both had been members of the family group The Bluegrass Playboys. The group became well-known outside of Southwest Virginia after they recorded The Ballad of Mark Warner in 2001 for the gubernatorial campaign of Mark Warner. The Bluegrass Brothers have gotten high reviews for their 2005 album Old Crooked Trail. 2010 saw the band win instrumental group of the year at the SPGMA awards. 2010 also saw original member Robert Dowdy retired from the band and was replaced by Kevin Prater. In September 2011 Victor & Robert Dowdy were inducted into the Virginia Folk Music Association Hall of Fame.The band still tours all over the US & Canada. In 2013 original Bluegrass Brother Robert Dowdy returned on banjo and Victor's youngest son Donald returned on mandolin. Since 2013 the band line-up has been Victor Dowdy : bass & vocals, Steve Dowdy : guitar & vocals, Jamie Sparks : banjo & vocals, Donald Dowdy : mandolin & vocals, Chris Hart : dobro. In 2014 the band signed with Mountain Fever Records. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_Brothers)
Members
 | Robert Dowdy bj, voc |
 | Steve Dowdy voc, g US |
 | Victor Dowdy voc, eb US |
 | Jack Leonard voc, man US |
 | Donald Dowdy g, voc US |
 | Chris Hart stg |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generations | The Bluegrass Brothers | 2014 | Album |
| The Church Of Yesterday | The Bluegrass Brothers | 2002 | Album |
| The Old Crooked Trail | The Bluegrass Brothers | 2002 | Album |
| Memories Of The Blue Ridge | The Bluegrass Brothers | 2002 | Album |
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