Lonesome River Band

The story

The Lonesome River Band is an American contemporary bluegrass band. The band has released 15 recording projects since its formation in 1982. Lonesome River Band is led by Sammy Shelor who is a member of the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame and a 5-Time International Bluegrass Music Association Banjo Player of the Year Award recipient. The band has experienced numerous personnel changes over the years, and has not included an original member since Tim Austin left the band in 1995 to focus on Doobie Shea Records.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

• Coming Back Home to You · 2015 · compilation
• Chronology, Volume Three · 2012 · compilation
• Best of the Sugar Hill Years: Americana Master Series · 2007 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• 1990 on
  Sammy Shelor
• 1996 to 2001
  Kenny Smith
• 2011
  Randy Jones
• Brandon Rickman
• Andy Ball
• Jerry McMillan
• Ronnie Bowman
• Dan Tyminski
• Steve Thomas
• Don Rigsby
• Tim Austin
• Mike Hartgrove
• Billy Wheeler
• Rickie Simpkins
• Dale Perry
• Mike Anglin
• Jeff Midkiff

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Lonesome River Band in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Lonesome River Band in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Lonesome River Band

• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver2 sources agree
• The Nashville Bluegrass Band2 sources agree
• The Grascals2 sources agree
• Del McCoury2 sources agree
• The Johnson Mountain Boys2 sources agree
• Jim and Jesse2 sources agree
• Mountain Heart2 sources agree
• Claire Lynch2 sources agree
• Cherryholmes2 sources agree
• The Osborne BrothersListenBrainz listeners
• Blue HighwayListenBrainz listeners
• Tony RiceListenBrainz listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Lonesome River Band’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.