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Name: Terry Eldridge & Jamie Johnson
Group: The Grascals
Date: Friday January 26th, 2007
Time: 1:00pm EST
Website: www.grascals.com
Interviewer: Gracie Muldoon
Description:
Terry Eldredge’s vocals and easy going stage presence have earned him not only the loyalty of bluegrass fans and the appreciation of fellow bluegrass musicians, but the admiration of a stunningly wide variety of entertainers who have witnessed him fronting the Sidemen at Nashville’s world-famous Station Inn. Terry is a native of Indiana and his career with first-hand experience of the music of an earlier generation of country starts, playing bass with durable Opry stars Lonzo and Oscar. He joined the Osborne Brothers in ’88, adding a powerful lead and low tenor voice to the Brothers’ legendary trios. At almost the same time, he and other young Nashville bandmembers created the Sidemen, establishing a regular Tuesday night gig at the Station Inn that continues to draw newcomers and stars alike. Eldredge took up the bass again when he joined Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time at the end of the ‘90s, earning a 2003 IMBA nomination for Bass Player of the Year and contributing to the ensemble’s success with great lead and tenor vocals. During a hiatus from LST, he recorded and performed as a member of Dolly Parton’s Blue-niques. In addition to two solo albums from Pinecastle Records and albums by the Osborne Brothers, Cordle, Parton and the Sidemen, Terry’s recording credits include appearances on CDs by IBMA Hall of Honor members Benny Martin, Josh Graves & Chubby Wise as well as young country stars Dierks Bentley.
Shared Indiana roots and a love for the Osborne Brothers’ harmonies first sparked a friendship between Eldredge and Jamie Johnson but when the latter moved to Nashville at the end of the ‘90s, the two quickly discovered a vocal blend that rivals bluegrass’ greatest sibling harmonies. Though Jame helped to found the Wildwood Valley Boys at the beginning of the decade, Jamie first drew attention to this soaring tenor voice as a member of the Boys From Indiana, which whom he performed in the mid 90’s. Stints with local bluegrass and country bands followed before he returned to the Wildwood Valley Boys, making his recording debut on their “I’m a Believer” (2000). Following his move to Nashville, he began to find success as a songwriter he co-wrote the title cut of Bobby Osborne’s Where I Come From (2002) and as a singer, making his Opry debut as a member of the Gail Davies’ Band, joining the Sidemen in 2001 and contributing leads and harmonies to Bluegrass – The Little Grasscals: Nashville’s Superpickers. He has recorded with alternative country singer Trent Summar, Ricky Van Shelton and hit songwriter Jerry Salley, and has enjoyed further songwriting success with cuts by The Grascals (including the title track to Long List of Heartaches), the Lonesome River Band and the bluegrass-country singer/songwriter Ronnie Bowman.
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