Lebanon, TN (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel Official Website) - When Dailey and
Vincent were named "Entertainer of the Year" at this year's International Bluegrass
Music Association (IBMA) awards ceremony, the celebrated bluegrass duo also received the appreciation and thanks of a whole lot of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store employees. The CD that Jamie and Darrin released exclusively through Cracker Barrel earlier this year, Dailey &
Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers, was named "Album of the Year," and the CD also won for "Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project."
"Recognition like this says so much about the quality and authenticity we strive to offer through Cracker Barrel's exclusive music program," said Marketing Vice President Peter Keiser. "We have greatly enjoyed working with Jamie and Darrin and visiting with them at our Home Office as well as in all the Cracker Barrel locations they have been to while on tour." Keiser added, "It was thrilling when they were named 'Entertainer of the Year' - their third time for this! It's wonderful for them to receive this recognition from their peers in the world of professional bluegrass music, and Cracker Barrel is humbled and honored to be part of this success."
Jamie said, "We were delighted to work with Cracker Barrel on this project because we pull our bus into a Cracker Barrel every weekend; that's where we have breakfast and lunch." And Darrin added, "Bluegrass music is the roots of America, and we think Cracker Barrel is the roots of America, and combining the two is just a perfect match." And Jamie added, "From the very first time we started including some Statler Brothers songs in our shows, the audience response was overwhelming. All it took was the first few bars of 'Elizabeth' or 'Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?' and the crowd was out of their seats and singing along. That's a testament to the timeless quality of the Statlers' songs, which is why we were so glad for the opportunity to work with Cracker Barrel to release this album."
Cracker Barrel's exclusive music program features numerous projects in addition to this past February's release of Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers, which debuted at No 1 on Billboard's Top Bluegrass Albums chart, where it spent nine weeks in the top position and 19 weeks overall in one of the three top positions since its release on February 1st. In September, Cracker Barrel released the self-titled Rodney Atkins, which includes four No 1 hits, and also released Mandy Barnett's Winter Wonderland, which offers up all the authentic sounds of the holiday traditions so many of us cherish. In July, the company released Craig Morgan's That's Why- Collector's Edition, and in May the release of Wynonna's Love Heals debuted at No 7 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart. Releases in 2009 included November's Songs of Love and Heartache by Alan Jackson, September's release of an exclusive new version of The Foundation by the Zac Brown Band, August's George Jones' release of A Collection Of My Best Recollection, May's release of Montgomery Gentry's For Our Heroes, which debuted at No 5 on Billboard Magazine's Top Country Albums chart, and March's release of Dolly Parton's Collector's Edition of Backwoods Barbie, which debuted at No 9 on that chart. Over the last few years, Cracker Barrel has released exclusive CDs with Bill Gaither, Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs, Aaron Tippin, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Josh Turner, Amy Grant, Sara Evans, and Charlie Daniels.
