The Bluegrass Cardinals playing a reunion show at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival in 2006. Unknown members pictured.
Background information
Genres
Bluegrass
Years active
1974 (1974)–1997 (1997)
Labels
CMH Records, Sierra Records, Rounder Records, Copper Creek Records
Past members
Don Parmley (founder) Randy Graham (original member) David Parmley (original member) Dennis Fetchet Bill Bryson Larry Stephenson Don Rigsby
The Bluegrass Cardinals were a Bluegrass band from Los Angeles, California. The group is credited with being the first bluegrass band to record bluegrass gospel in a cappella.[1] Founded in 1974, the Bluegrass Cardinals disbanded in 1997 when founding member Don Parmley announced his retirement from music.
^Montell, William Lynwood (2006). Grassroots Music in the Upper Cumberland. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572335455.
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