In 2012, Lonesome River Band celebrated their 30th Anniversary with three a… Read Full Bio ↴In 2012, Lonesome River Band celebrated their 30th Anniversary with three album releases, "Chronology Volumes One - Three" on Rural Rhythm Records. The group is hotter than ever as they continue their reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music.

Longtime LRB band member, multi-award winning banjo picker and Virginia Country Music Hall of Famer, Sammy Shelor has put together a wealth of talent that includes: Brandon Rickman (lead vocals and rhythm guitar); Mike Hartgrove (fiddle); Barry Reed (bass and harmony vocals); and Randy Jones (mandolin and lead & harmony vocals) all performing the distinctive LRB sound fans love.

Lonesome River Band has four albums on the Rural Rhythm Records label including: STILL LEARNING (June 2011) that included two chart singles, “Record Time Machine” and “Jack Up the Jail”; NO TURNING BACK (the first CD on the Rural Rhythm label and their 12th career album) that included the hit single, “Them Blues”; and two live albums, THE ALL-STAR JAM LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN and the 2011 album, LIVE AT BEAN BLOSSOM, A BILL MONROE CELEBRATION that was produced by Sammy Shelor.

Lonesome River Band’s long career is obviously filled with a multitude of Awards and Recognitions including the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) honoring the group with numerous awards for Album of the Year and topping it off with an amazing four-time award wins for Shelor as IBMA Banjo Performer of the Year. The group has also received recognition by SPBGMA for numerous Bluegrass Band of Year wins, Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Shelor as Banjo Player of the Year.

2011 was a tremendous year for the band, with Sammy Shelor receiving the 2nd Annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Lonesome River Band receiving five 2011 IBMA nominations including Album of the Year for their participation on The All-Star Jam: Live At Graves Mountain on the Rural Rhythm label (released in 2010). They received two nods for Instrumental Recorded performance of the Year for “Pretty Little Girl,” on the album, Still Learning (Rural Rhythm), and also for band members Sammy Shelor, Brandon Rickman and Mike Hartgrove’s work on “Ground Speed,” by The Rural Rhythm All-Stars (Rural Rhythm). The band also received a Recorded Event of the Year nomination for the song, “Graves Mountain Memories,” recorded by the Rural Rhythm All-Stars (including Sammy Shelor and Mike Hartgrove) on The All-Star Jam: Live at Graves Mountain album; and band leader Sammy Shelor was nominated for Banjo Player of the Year, an award he received four consecutive years from 1995-1998,” International Bluegrass Association.

In 2010, Shelor was again nominated the IBMA Banjo Performer of the Year award. In 2009, LRB received nominations for the 2009 Instrumental Performance of the Year (Struttin to Ferrum); nomination for Gospel Performance of the Year (Darkness Wept); and Sammy Shelor’s nomination for Banjo Performer of the Year. LRB opened the 2009 IBMA Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium with a tremendous and extremely well received performance. In 2008, they were chosen as an IBMA Showcase Artist and the band regularly performs at the popular IBMA Fan Fest at the yearly convention.

Fireball Mail
Lonesome River Band Lyrics

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Acuff Roy Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Barry McGuire Here she comes look at her roll There she goes eating…
Don Gibson Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Ernest Tubb Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Hank Snow Here she comes look at her roll There she goes eatin'…
Roy Acuff Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…

Roy Acuff & The Smokey Mountain Boys Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys Here she comes look at her roll there she goes…
Wanda Jackson Here she comes look at her roll There she goes…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Lonesome River Band:

Another By My Side I sit and wonder why you ever left me 2. I…
Anything To Make Her Mine I bought me a ticket on a one way ride I…
Are You Ashamed To Call Me Darlin You said our love was all that mattered Each lonely night…
Are You Ashamed To Call Me Darlin' You said our love was all that mattered Each lonely night…
Carolyn the Teenage Queen When I was pushin' thirty She was in her teens Oh, how…
Do You Want To Live In Glory Do you want to live in glory (up in glory) Oh…
Dog Gone Shame You've been steppin' out on me I'm gonna leave and let…
Down The Line Born out in the country, raised out on a farm Got…
Harvest Time Cool and cloudy nights upon Boll Mountain, Alabama Flashing…
Her Love Won't Turn On a Dime Throw your wallet in the river Cause her heart don't see…
Highway Paved With Pain The most tragic thing in life Is a darlin' lovin' wife One…
Hobo Blues Got a hole in my pocket, I've done packed my…
I Now every day ya get a little bit older Hey sweet…
I'll Take The Blame I′ve slipped around, dear, two-timing you Having fun now, li…
Like a Train Needs a Track I've been? was the kind that never needed anyone I had…
Long Gone Long gone is how I'm leaving Long gone, why do you…
Love's Come Over Me Walkin' round in circles (Knowin) One thing's for certain (…
Mary Ann There's a girl on my mind I can't get over That…
Money In The Bank Long gone is how I'm leaving Long gone, why do you…
Old Country Town City sun goes down at night Making way for neon lights Count…
Perfume We were married in the spring, She didn't want for anything,…
Sweet Sally Brown Now every day ya get a little bit older Hey sweet…
Talkin' to Myself There was a time when you would hang on every…
Teardrop Express Oh, the words goodbye Still echo down the hallway And it's s…
The Game Now every day ya get a little bit older Hey sweet…
Who Needs You You say you're sorry that it had to end this…

Won't Be Over You I might lie awake in the dead of night A prisoner…

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