Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Hope River Entertainment) he Lonesome River Band closes out March with successful tour dates and a No 1 album on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 15 Album chart as they welcome their newest band member, Randy Jones on mandolin and vocals. Randy made his debut appearance with the band on March 19 in Conway, South Carolina.
RANDY JONES lives in Strunk, Kentucky and began playing mandolin at age 8 with his Dad's band, The Southfork Gentlemen. In 1986, Randy had a year-long stint with LARRY SPARKS and recorded a few cuts on his "Silver Reflections album. He then exited the bluegrass scene for several years, performing in a rock band and later with a country group. Randy re-entered the bluegrass scene in 2003 as guitarist with Kentucky Wind. He has owned and operated his own recording studio since 2001 called Southfork Recording Company working primarily with bluegrass and gospel projects.
The Lonesome River Band's current album, STILL LEARNING, along with several singles, are continuing their climb up the March 2011 charts including but not limited to:
No 1 - Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's TOP 15 Albums
No 3 - Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 30 Songs "Record Time Machine
No 15 - Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 30 Songs "Jack Up The Jail
No 1 - Cashbox Magazine's Top 20 Albums (2nd month in a row)
No 7 - Bluegrass
Music Profiles Top 10 Albums
No 5 - Bluegrass
Music Profiles Top 30 Songs "Record Time Machine
No 21 - Bluegrass
Music Profiles Top 30 Hot Singles "Jack Up the Jail
No 3 -
Roots Music Report Top 50 Bluegrass Albums (week of 3/18/11)
The Lonesome River Band is also on the chart with another project, THE ALL-STAR JAM - LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN as the single "Graves Mountain Memories appears on the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Songs, Bluegrass
Music Profiles Top 30 Hot Singles, and more. Lonesome River Band's lead vocalist, BRANDON RICKMAN can also be heard on the popular new track, "
Head Over Heels" with fellow Rural Rhythm artists, CARRIE HASSLER and BRAND NEW STRINGS. This spectacular recorded event took place last June at the Graves Mountain Festival of
Music in Syria, Virginia in celebration of Rural Rhythm Records 55th Anniversary.
Please visit www.lonesomeriverband.com for more information including upcoming tour dates. For booking, please visit RoeEntertainment.net and Media inquiries, contact HopeRiverEntertainment.com For more information on STILL LEARNING and THE ALL STAR JAM - LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN album, please visit RuralRhythm.com or Amazon.
