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.
Money In The Bank
Lonesome River Band Lyrics
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Long gone, why do you cry
This is what you wanted baby
So I'm gone, long gone
I have tried to make you happy
Still you say I've done you wrong
Oh I'm giving up my darling
Please don't try to overtake me
What I ride will be too fast
This is it, we're through forever
I'm gone, I'm free at last
Please don't shed no tears at parting
For your tears will not atone
After all the pain you cause me
I'm gone, long gone
The song "Money in the Bank" by Lonesome River Band is a classic country breakup song. The lyrics tell the story of a man who has tried to make his significant other happy, but despite his efforts, he is still being accused of doing her wrong. The chorus of the song is where the title comes in, as he tells her that he is leaving and she will have "money in the bank" once he is gone. He asks her not to try to stop him or chase after him, as he is determined to leave and start a new life. The final verse emphasizes that he is not going to look back and that he has finally found freedom from the pain that she has caused him.
Overall, the song is about the end of a failed relationship, and it emphasizes the importance of moving on when a situation is no longer healthy or productive. While the lyrics are poignant and emotional, the upbeat nature of the music keeps the tone of the song from becoming too sad or melancholic. Instead, it feels like a triumphant declaration of independence and self-determination.
Line by Line Meaning
Long gone is how I'm leaving
I'm leaving you forever and it's guaranteed that I won't come back
Long gone, why do you cry
I'm not coming back, so you shouldn't cry but I know you will
This is what you wanted baby
You wanted me gone for reasons best known to you
So I'm gone, long gone
I'm leaving and it's unlikely that we will see each other again
I have tried to make you happy
I did everything possible to make you happy but it didn't work out
Still you say I've done you wrong
You keep blaming me for everything that goes wrong between us
Oh I'm giving up my darling
I'm leaving, even though I address you with a pet name 'darling'
So I'm gone, long gone
I'm gone for good, no turning back or changing my mind
Please don't try to overtake me
Don't try to follow me, you won't catch up because I'm moving too fast
What I ride will be too fast
I have a fast ride that you can't keep up with
This is it, we're through forever
Our relationship is over and we won't be returning back as lovers
I'm gone, I'm free at last
I'm finally free from our relationship and happy about it
Please don't shed no tears at parting
Don't bother crying because it won't change anything between us
For your tears will not atone
Your tears won't make up for the things you've done to hurt me
After all the pain you cause me
You have caused me a lot of pain and it's the reason why I'm leaving
I'm gone, long gone
I'm leaving for good and it's final
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: WILLIAM P. TERRY
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@phuquerz
I'm a 48 year old Englishman who grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and Hawkwind.... So what in the name of all that is sacred am I listening to this for?! I stumbled upon Dan Tyminski and this whole genre of music a few days ago and it has stuck to me like a bug on the windshield! I guess I've got a lot of catching up to do. Man, I can't stop my feet from tapping!
@Kanoshe
phuquerz yeah that's pretty much the appeal, foot can't stop tapping, bluegrass also has some of the realist lyrics out there rap ain't got nothing on these real niggas
@jeremyt419
phuquerz as long as you are bluegrassing be prepared to be tapping to it all. Try out The Steeldrivers and and Trampled by Turtles. You will enjoy them both
@symphonyfarm2009
Lonesome River band is a gate way to the good grass!
@gomez10969
Yeah, if you only have fallen recently knee deep into the wonderful world of bluegrass.... boy your in for the ride of your life. welcome aboard
@tweekuncut41
Hope you're still tapping along, brother!
@mandograssable
One of the best bluegrass performances ever, hard to top that mandolin kick-off.
@scottfleming6166
one of the best bluegrass lineups that has every been
@ChristianW1975
anything by Dan Tyminski is wonderful
@bamertide
I like all the LRB lineups, but this has always been my favorite.