Tom Gray (born February 1, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois) is a bluegrass musician widely considered one of the best bass players in the genre.[1] He is probably best known for his bass playing with The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. In 1996, as a member of The Country Gentlemen, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.[2]
Tom Gray | |
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 Tom Gray teaching at the DC Bass Strummit in McLean, VA. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 1, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Bluegrass music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
Discography edit
As a member of The Country Gentlemen edit
- 1961: Folk Songs & Bluegrass (Folkways)
- 1962: Bluegrass at Carnegie Hall (Starday)
- 1963: On the Road (Folkways)
- 1963: Hootenanny (Design)
- 1963: Folk Session Inside (Design)
- 1964: Nashville Jail (Copper Creek) released 1990
- 1989: Classic Country Gents Reunion (Sugar Hill)
As a member of The Seldom Scene edit
- 1972: Act I (Rebel)
- 1973: Act 2 (Rebel)
- 1973: Act III (Rebel)
- 1974: Old Train (Rebel)
- 1975: Live at The Cellar Door (Rebel)
- 1976: The New Seldom Scene Album (Rebel)
- 1978: Baptizing (Rebel)
- 1979: Act Four (Sugar Hill)
- 1981: After Midnight (Sugar Hill)
- 1983: At the Scene (Sugar Hill)
- 1985: Blue Ridge (Sugar Hill) with Jonathan Edwards
- 1986: 15th Anniversary Celebration (Sugar Hill)
- 2014: Long Time...Seldom Scene (Smithsonian Folkways)
Also appears on edit
- 1968: Emerson and Waldron - New Shades of Grass (Rebel)
- 1972: Mike Auldridge - Dobro (Takoma)
- 1973: Jim Eanes and the New World Bluegrass Band - The New World Of Bluegrass (Folly)
- 1974: Mike Auldridge - Blues And Blue Grass (Takoma)
- 1974: Charlie Cline - Country Dobro (Adelphi)
- 1974: The Country Grass - Livin' Free (Rebel)
- 1975: Bill Clifton - Going Back To Dixie (Bear Family)
- 1975: Mike O'Roark and the Free Born Men - Pickin' With Feelin' (King Bluegrass)
- 1975: Tony Rice - California Autumn (Rebel)
- 1975: Ricky Skaggs - That's It (Rebel)
- 1976: Bill Keith - Something Auld, Something Newgrass, Something Borrowed, Something Bluegrass (Rounder)
- 1976: Bill Clifton And Red Rector - Another Happy Day (County)
- 1977: Jimmy Arnold - Guitar (Rebel)
- 1977: Bryan Bowers - The View From Home (Flying Fish)
- 1977: Jaime Brockett - North Mountain Velvet (Adelphi)
- 1978: Jerry Stuart and the Green Valley Ramblers- Rocky Run (County)
- 1978: Fred Geiger - Fred Geiger (Ridge Runner)
- 1980: Bryan Bowers - Home, Home On The Road (Flying Fish)
- 1980: The Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band - First Choice (Boot)
- 1980: Peter Rowan - Medicine Trail (Flying Fish)
- 1980: John Starling - Long Time Gone (Sugar Hill)
- 1982: Mike Auldridge - Eight String Swing (Sugar Hill)
- 1983: John McCutcheon - Howjadoo (Rounder)
- 1983: Phil Rosenthal - A Matter of Time (Sierra Records)
- 1988: Paul Adkins and the Borderline Band - Lay It On The Line (Old Homestead)
- 1989: Bill Emerson and Pete Goble - Dixie In My Eye (Webco)
- 2007: John Starling and Carolina Star - Slidin' Home's (Rebel)
References edit
- ^ Biography at The DC Bluegrass Union Retrieved September 1, 2021
- ^ International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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