What happened to SteelDrivers?
What happened to SteelDrivers?
In 2018, Kelvin Damrell became the band’s new lead singer and debuted on the 2020 release Bad for You. In July 2021 Kelvin Damrell announced his departure from the band, and the band simultaneously announced the addition of Matt Dame as lead singer.
What happened to Gary Nichols SteelDrivers?
In April 2010, he replaced Chris Stapleton as the lead singer and guitarist of The SteelDrivers. After seven successful years and leading the band to win its first Grammy, Gary departed in August 2017. He released a solo album titled “Field Of Plenty” on Merrimack Records the same year.
Who plays fiddle for the SteelDrivers?
Tammy Rogers
Richard Bailey (banjo), Tammy Rogers (fiddle), Mike Fleming (bass) and Brent Truitt (mandolin) have been musical colleagues and friends for more than three decades, which is to say nearly all of their adult lives.
Who has Chris Stapleton collaborated with?
He has co-written with several artists as well including Vince Gill, Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, and Ed Sheeran. Stapleton has been recognized with several awards including five Grammy Awards, seven Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, and ten Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.
Who is the new lead singer for the SteelDrivers?
Kevin Damrell
Following the sudden and unexpected exit of guitarist and lead singer Kevin Damrell, The Steeldrivers have announced the addition of Nashville vocalist Matt Dame to the group.
Do they make SteelDrivers?
On February 7, 2020, The SteelDrivers will release Bad For You, their fifth studio album and the follow-up to their GRAMMY®-winning 2015 release The Muscle Shoals Recordings.
Who is the singer for the SteelDrivers?
Chris Stapleton
Tammy RogersGary NicholsKelvin DamrellMike Fleming
The SteelDrivers/Singers
Who is Matt Dame?
Matt Dame, from Batesville, Arkansas, played college football for Harding University and served as a police officer and detective in Arkansas before moving to Nashville to pursue his singing career. In 2008 and 2009, he was voted Nashville’s #1 Male Demo Singer by fellow songwriters.
Who is opening for the SteelDrivers?
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
It’s the last Summer Sessions concert of 2021, and the show is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 23, in the pavilion at Alvin K. Bissell Park. The opening band will be Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. The concert series is sponsored by ORNL Federal Credit Union.
Who is the new lead singer for The SteelDrivers?
THE GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING STEELDRIVERS ANNOUNCE NEW LEAD SINGER KELVIN DAMRELL. The SteelDrivers announced that Kelvin Damrell has officially joined the group as lead singer and guitarist.
Who is the fiddle player for SteelDrivers?
While Steeldrivers 3.0 rehearsed and started playing shows, Rogers, the band’s dynamic fiddle player and harmony vocalist, leaned hard into developing new material. “Having been known as a songwriting band, I felt like it was still what the band needed to do,” she says.
What happened to Chris Stapleton and The SteelDrivers?
Negotiating the transition from the magisterial soul country voice of band co-founder Chris Stapleton to Nichols had taken work and perseverance, but it had led to the most cohesive, impactful Steeldrivers to date. With a second singer on his way out in eight years, there were questions about how to go forward, if they could at all.
