The Earls of Leicester

The Earls of Leicester is an American bluegrass group, assembled by Jerry Douglas in 2013 to present the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and their band the Foggy Mountain Boys to a contemporary audience.^[1][2] Their eponymous debut album earned a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015.^[3]

The Earls of Leicester
Performing at MerleFest, 2015
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Bluegrass
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Rounder
Members	Daniel Kimbro Charlie Cushman Jerry Douglas Johnny Warren Shawn Camp Jeff White
Past members	Tim O'Brien Barry Bales

The band's name is a play on words: The English city Leicester is pronounced "Lester", the same as Flatt's first name, and Scruggs' first name is "Earl".

Members

Current

• Jerry Douglas - Dobro
• Shawn Camp - lead vocals and guitar
• Charlie Cushman - banjo and guitars
• Johnny Warren - vocals and fiddle
• Daniel Kimbro - vocals and bass
• Jeff White - mandolin and vocals

Former

• Tim O'Brien
• Barry Bales

Discography

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		US Grass [4]	US [5]	US Heat [6]
The Earls of Leicester[7]	Release date: September 16, 2014 Label: Rounder Records	1	159	3	US: 17,000[8]
Rattle & Roar[9]	Release date: 12 August 2016 Label: Rounder	–	–	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Awards

The Earls and their engineer/mixer, Bil Vorndick, received a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Bluegrass Album for their album The Earls of Leicester.^[10][11] The band was awarded Album of the year, Gospel recorded performance of the year, instrumental group of the year, and entertainer of the year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2015. They were again awarded IBMA Entertainer of the year in 2016 and 2017.^[12]

References

1. Lawless, John (July 21, 2014). "Earls of Leicester in September". Bluegrass Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
2. "Jerry Douglas Announces "The Earls of Leicester" | Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News". Cybergrass.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
3. Truitt, Brian (February 8, 2015). "Sam Smith conquers Grammys with four top awards". USA Today. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
4. "Jerry Douglas Album & Song Chart History – Bluegrass Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
5. "Jerry Douglas Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
6. "Jerry Douglas Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
7. "The Earls of Leicester". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
8. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
9. Deming, Mark. "Rattle & Roar". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
10. "The Earls of Leicester - The Earls of Leicester | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
11. "Awards Nominations & Winners". Grammy.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
12. "Awards by Year". IBMA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2024.