Country Gentlemen Reunion Band

"Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray - The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band" (RadioTherapy Records RTR-CD-001)	Song Samples 1. Widow Of The Glade 2. I Hope You Have Learned 3. White Line Fever 4. Country Poor and Country Proud 5. Grave In The Valley 6. El Doggo 7. Little Box Of Pine 8. Sundown And Sorrow 9. Will There Ever Be Another 10. Sweet Georgia Brown 11. Down By The Old Trout Stream 12. Some Old Day 13. Twenty One Miles (Click on Song Title to Listen)

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Press Release: April 10, 2008 From its 'retro-style' cover (- you'll dig the bowling shirts!-) to its little round blue heart, this 'tater takes the cake! The CD is the long-awaited premiere release of a group of guys who represent the entire five-decade span of the groundbreaking Country Gentlemen, bringing to life the sound of the 'Classic' Gents era -- the iconic group that created "the sound that changed the color of bluegrass"! And who could be better qualified than these guys? Eddie Adcock (banjo) and Tom Gray (bass) are the surviving half of those 'Classic' Gentlemen; Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin) replaced original Gent John Duffey; and Randy Waller (guitar), now carrying on the 'regular' Gentlemen, is the son of original Gent Charlie Waller. Fans have said it's like hearing the past and present all together at once! The songs and tunes on the project feature some of the best new material (including four from the pen of Randall Hylton) and a few time-honored ones as well. "Widow Of The Glade", the ghost-story lead song, is a modern counterpart to "Bringing Mary Home", the big Country Gentlemen hit from years ago. "El Doggo", the coolest new instrumental anyone's written lately, speaks from jazz as much as bluegrass. From "Country Poor and Country Proud" to "Twenty One Miles" the signature picking and singing of these gentlemen will make you smile plenty, and you'll play this CD over and over. RadioTherapyRecords PO Box 219, Lebanon TN 37088-0219 (615) 443-7135 Email:2adcocks@bellsouth.net
~ Liner Notes ~ "It's good, but it ain't bluegrass" is what they said 50 years ago ... but folks who know bluegrass music know that the 'Classic' Country Gentlemen are a big reason why bluegrass sounds the way it does today. For those who don't know, those Classic Gents are true icons of the genre; they're known as the first truly progressive band in bluegrass, and the most influential one of those because, having broken the hillbilly barrier, they took their extraordinary brand of music to new and wider audiences -- and added a 'cool' factor. Along the way they became a juggernaut and, then, one of the longest-lived bluegrass groups ever to grace a stage. The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band -- Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller, & Gray -- are four remarkable musicians representing the entire five-decade span of the Country Gents era. On board to bring to life the sound of the Classic Gents are Eddie Adcock (banjo player and baritone singer) and Tom Gray (bassist and bass vocalist), the surviving half of those early Classic Country Gentlemen; Jimmy Gaudreau, who followed original Gent John Duffey in the mandolin and tenor-singing spot; and original Centleman Charlie Waller's son Randy Waller on guitar and lead vocal, completing the circle. Since his dad's passing in 2004, Randy carries on the 'regular' Country Gentlemen touring the band in the spot that his father held for 47 years. But you've got to wonder how that classic band might have evolved, had they stayed together as a group all these years since. Eddie, Jimmy, Randy, and Tom wondered too -- that's how this CD came about. And these guys bring to this project what each of them originally brought to the Gentlemen: themselves, and nothing less. Though the Country Gentlemen first raised a ruckus of controversy a half century ago, today's Country Gentlemen Renuion Band incarnation shows why they became a benchmark and touchstone, and came to define the music's mainstream itself. Full circle, and rolling on. ~ Martha Hearon Adcock ~ Lebanon, Tennessee February 14, 2008
~ The Musicians ~ Eddie Adcock: Banjo, and lead and bariton vocals Jimmy Gaudreau: Mandolin, and lead and tenor vocals Randy Waller: Guitar, and lead vocals Tom Gray: Upright bass, and bass and baritone vocals The Production ... Produced by: Eddie & Martha Adcock Executive Producers: Eddie & Martha Adcock Recorded by: Wes Easter at Eastwood Studios, Cana VA Mixed by: Eddie & Martha Adcock and Wes Easter Mastered at: Benny Quinn Mastering, Franklin, TN Art Direction and Design: Martha Adcock Photography: Richard Dress (front cover), Martha Adcock Thanks ... For their inspiration, patience, and unselfnishness Eddie, Jimmy and Tom would especially like to thank their wives -- Martha Adcock, Gloria Bliel, and Sally Gray; Randy would like to thankg God, his daddy Charlie Waller, and the rest of the Reunion Band. The group would also like to sincerely thank their equipment sponsors: Deering Banjos, Gibson Guitars, Kentucky Mandolins/Blueridge Guitars (Saga Musical Instruments), D'Addario Strings, GHS Strings, Shubb Capos, Dogwood Design Straps, and Colorado Case Company. Jimmy Gaudreau appears courtesy of Rebel Records Randy Waller appears courtesy of Lendel Records.
~ Website Links ~ For Country Gentlemen Reunion Band Showdates - Visit www.randywaller.com Country Gentlemen Tribute Website: Visit www.charliewaller.net

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