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New Grass Revival
Classic (1972–1981) line-up of the band: Sam Bush, Curtis Burch, John Cowan, Courtney Johnson.
Starday, Flying Fish, Rounder, Sugar Hill, Capitol, Liberty
Past members
Sam Bush Courtney Johnson Ebo Walker Curtis Burch Butch Robins John Cowan Béla Fleck Pat Flynn
New Grass Revival was an American progressive bluegrass band founded in 1971, and composed of Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Ebo Walker, Curtis Burch, Butch Robins, John Cowan, Béla Fleck and Pat Flynn. They were active between 1971 and 1989, releasing more than twenty albums as well as six singles. Their highest-charting single is "Callin' Baton Rouge", which peaked at No. 37 on the U.S. country charts in 1989 and was a Top 5 country hit for Garth Brooks five years later.
In 2020, the group were inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.[1]
^"2020 winners of the International Bluegrass Music Awards". Bluegrasstoday.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the NewGrassRevival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departure of original...
and The Blue Grass Boys, and bassist for the NewGrassRevival, earning him the distinction of being "the one and only NewGrass/Blue Grass Boy." As a student...
charts. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart and the Dutch Top 40. The song was featured in a performance...
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