The SteelDrivers go number one on iTunes
Friday, December 19, 2008 – The SteelDrivers were the number one seller on iTunes in 2008 in the Americana/Bluegrass Album category for their self-titled debut, beating out number two Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's "Raising Sand."
The SteelDrivers were also recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group along with Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland and Lady Antebellum. Produced by Luke Wooten (Alison Krauss, Jim Lauderdale and Dierks Bentley), the release has received much acclaim.
The band consists of singer Chris Stapleton, mandolinist/guitarist/vocalist Mike Henderson (Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt), fiddler/vocalist Tammy Rogers (Buddy and Julie Miller, Reba, Rodney Crowell), banjo player Richard Bailey (Johnny Cash, George Jones, Al Green) and bassist Mike Fleming (Kevin Welch, David Olney).
More news for The SteelDrivers
- 06/16/15: SteelDrivers, Cash/Dylan out today
- 04/21/15: SteelDrivers head to "Muscle Shoals"
- 10/13/10: SteelDrivers play Mountain Stage
- 06/15/10: SteelDrivers return with disc in September
- 04/02/10: Gary Nichols named SteelDrivers' new singer
- 04/01/10: Chris Stapleton leaves The SteelDrivers
- 07/07/08: The SteelDrivers play Mountain Stage
- 06/08/08: The SteelDrivers schedule Conan O'Brien appearance
CD reviews for The SteelDrivers
Throughout their existence of now more than a dozen years The SteelDrivers have been notable for their willingness to be a bluegrass band that ventures into a sort of musical "Twilight Zone," reaching across the void to draw a fervent following - "SteelHeads" - whose musical tastes and sensibilities often are more grounded in sounds ranging from hard-edged classic Delta blues to the iconic Southern rock of bands like the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. ...
The SteelDrivers are a dynamic, driving bluegrass band, a five-piece with a sound and an approach completely their own. "The Muscle Shoals Recordings" is their fourth album and second featuring expressive lead vocalist Gary Nichols and mandolinist Brent Truitt alongside group founders Tammy Rodgers (fiddle), Richard Bailey (five-string banjo), and Mike Fleming (bass).
Given Nichols' roots in the Alabama community, it is hardly a surprise that The SteelDrivers chose to record at ...
While you wouldn't know it from reading their press, there are many bluegrass bands with as good a back-story as The SteelDrivers, and as advanced songwriting and musicianship prowess, while having deeper professional bluegrass roots and longer track records with more significant lineup alterations over a relatively brief period of time.
Not to begrudge The SteelDrivers notice they receive, sometimes it feels a bit over the top. But darn it, they know how to produce a mighty inspiring bluegrass album. ...
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