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JC: It was such a fruitful time for music and we were in the middle of it. Those people were our models, we listened and listened and it came out in our music. SB: We were trippier on stage than on most of our records, but you can hear it on that live record. JC: We had all grown together.

The band released the album Barren County that same year. We went back to his house that night, we jammed all night, and then we went and recorded with him in Nashville and in Hollywood where his studio was. It was really cool. We were teaching Leon bluegrass songs. The result was the album Rhythm and Bluegrass, Vol 4 , which Russell recorded in under his country alter ego, Hank Wilson.

However, the project stayed unreleased until SB: We were always most proud of that record. For two years! John and I had so much fun singing harmony with him. I love singing baritone, and vocally we were glued to him. And the way John and I did call-and-response in our singing was very influenced by the way Leon and Mary [his wife] did it on their records. A live album, recorded in , captures the spirit of their collaboration with Leon Russell.

We learned a lot about show business from him. Of course you have a game plan and an outline of what you want to achieve with a solo, but that solo was one of the happiest surprises. Header Main Place Ads. By Emma John. Leave a comment. Suggested Reads. Sign up now to receive BGS to your inbox. These guys had deep traditional roots, they knew the music and had lived their lives immersed in it, they had just decided to spread their musical wings a bit and see where the winds would take them.

Those who gave them a chance were very often won over and became fans- it is rumored that even Bill Monroe himself was a fan! My chair was literally about three feet from the band and when they decided to take a break, they had to wait for people to get out of the way so they could leave the stage area.

Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn had just joined the band and they were still working out what they wanted to play on some of the songs and it was a fantastic glimpse into the way they were thinking and working things out together. I saw them a few other times over the years but none of those times were as great as that first one.

Some years later the band broke up, as many great bands eventually do, and the players have gone their separate ways to make new and different music and to pursue other interests. So when Capitol Records decided to release a Greatest Hits collection in , there was a lot of material to consider and judging by what they included, I think they actually did consider it. THIS one is the exception. Capitol did a fantastic job not only selecting 35 great songs on two CDs but they also included live versions, demo tape versions and things that have probably not seen the light of day since they were recorded.

Butch was in the band for a short time playing bass and also did some banjo work along with Courtney Johnson, the regular banjo player. Butch and Courtney are two of my favorite banjo players! Also on the album are the constants- Sam Bush on mandolin, fiddle and vocals, John Cowan on bass and vocals; as well as Curtis Burch on guitar, dobro and vocals, Ebo Walker on bass, Pat Flynn on guitar and vocals and Bela Fleck on banjo, guitar and vocals. Vamp in the Middle — a song by the great John Hartford.

Another member of the band, Pat Flynn, used some of his induction remarks, pre-recorded Monday for the virtual awards show in October, to criticize the no-reunion decision. He said, according to three people who were present for the taping at the Ryman, that those remarks would probably be edited out of the show.

It will be interesting to see what happens next month. Cowan said he carefully weighed whether to speak out.