Syntax Creative Clients Take 45 Nominations for the 35th Annual IBMA Awards
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Lonesome River Band turns up the heat with a raucous take on “Pretty Little Widow,” a comic tune first cut by Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers in 1928. The band discovered it through a 1960s clip of Stringbean on The Porter Wagoner Show, where the electric guitar gave the song a sharp country edge. Backed by a Telecaster, the track barrels forward at breakneck speed, blending bluegrass grit with rock’n’roll energy.
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Since its formation decades ago, Lonesome River Band has built its reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music.
- Sammy Shelor leads the group; 5X IBMA Banjo Player of the Year and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.
- Two stellar lead vocalists, Jesse Smathers (guitar) and Adam Miller (mandolin); the band boasts the talents of Mike Hartgrove (fiddle) and Kameron Keller (bass).
- Since its formation decades ago, Lonesome River Band has built its reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music.
- Sammy Shelor leads the group; 5X IBMA Banjo Player of the Year and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.
- Two stellar lead vocalists, Jesse Smathers (guitar) and Adam Miller (mandolin); the band boasts the talents of Mike Hartgrove (fiddle) and Kameron Keller (bass).
