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American bluegrass band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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".
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||
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| US Grass [4] |
US [5] |
US Heat [6] | |||||||||||
| The Earls of Leicester[7] |
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1 | 159 | 3 |
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| Rattle & Roar[9] |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | |||||||||||||
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]
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