The SteelDrivers
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The SteelDrivers is a bluegrass
band from Nashville, Tennessee
. Members include founder/mandolinist Mike Henderson, fiddler Tammy Rogers
, bassist Mike Fleming, guitarist Chris Stapleton
and banjoist Richard Bailey. The band has recorded two albums on the Rounder Records
label and one independent live album recorded at The Station Inn.
After playing at bluegrass festivals they signed to Rounder Records
and released a self-titled debut in 2008. The album peaked at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The group was nominated for a Grammy award
in 2009 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their song "Blue Side of the Mountain." In 2010, the group received two Grammy nominations for its second album, Reckless. The album has been nominated for both Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "Where Rainbows Never Die."
Stapleton announced in April 2010 that he was leaving the band to focus on his songwriting, as well as raising his family. He was replaced by former Mercury Records
artist Gary Nichols
on lead vocals and guitar.
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
band from Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Members include founder/mandolinist Mike Henderson, fiddler Tammy Rogers
Tammy Rogers
Tammy Rogers is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. In addition to releasing three albums on the Dead Reckoning Records label , she works as a studio musician, primarily on fiddle, violin and viola...
, bassist Mike Fleming, guitarist Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton is an American country, bluegrass, and rock musician. He co-wrote the singles "Never Wanted Nothing More" for Kenny Chesney, "Swing" for Trace Adkins, "Your Man" for Josh Turner, "Keep On Lovin' You" for Steel Magnolia and "Come Back Song" for Darius Rucker.Between 2008 and 2010,...
and banjoist Richard Bailey. The band has recorded two albums on the Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
label and one independent live album recorded at The Station Inn.
After playing at bluegrass festivals they signed to Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
and released a self-titled debut in 2008. The album peaked at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The group was nominated for a Grammy award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 2009 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their song "Blue Side of the Mountain." In 2010, the group received two Grammy nominations for its second album, Reckless. The album has been nominated for both Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "Where Rainbows Never Die."
Stapleton announced in April 2010 that he was leaving the band to focus on his songwriting, as well as raising his family. He was replaced by former Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
artist Gary Nichols
Gary Nichols
Gary Nichols is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2006, Nichols made his debut that year with the release of his single "Unbroken Ground", which reached #39 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
on lead vocals and guitar.
Discography
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Grass | US Country | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| The SteelDrivers |
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2 | 57 | — |
| Reckless |
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2 | — | 17 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||