Mountain Home Music pays tribute to the legendary Bluegrass artist Doyle Lawson in the year of his IBMA Hall of Fame induction with this collection of rare photos and videos.
Doyle was born on April 20, 1944 in Ford Town, a part of Sullivan County, near Kingsport, TN, to Leonard and Minnie Lawson. As far back as he can recall, he loved the sound of music which was a regular feature on the family radio with the Grand Ole Opry. Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys was a favourite at the time.
Doyles parents and his sister sang Gospel music as members of various trios and quartets passing on to Doyle the tradition of quartet singing.
Doyle was introduced to the mandolin at age 11 or 12 years old. A couple of years later Doyle was introduced to Jimmy Martin and another fours years passed before he was offered a job in Jimmy Martin’s band. Doyle went on to play with J.D. Crowe, Country Gentlemen and by 1979 he formed his own band. In the months that followed Terry Baucom, Jimmy Haley, Lou Reid and Doyle Lawson laid the foundation for what has become the Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver sound.
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Doyle Lawson and his band has received many nominations and awards for their music;
Awards
National Heritage Fellowship – National Endowment for the Arts 2006
Honorary PhD of Fine Arts, King College, 2007
IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year, “He Lives in Me” 2007
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2007
IBMA Song of the Year for “He Lives In Me” 2006
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2006
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2005
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2004
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2003
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2002
IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2001
IBMA Song Of the Year 2003, “Blue Train Of The Heartbreak Line”
IBMA Song of the Year 1990, “Little Mountain Church House”
IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 2003, “The Hand Made Cross”
IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 2000, “Winding Through Life”
IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 1996, “There’s A Light Guiding Me”
SPBGMA Bluegrass Band of the Year – 1984-1988 (5 years)
SPBGMA Vocal Broup of the Year – 1989-1993 (5 years)
SPBGMA Mandolin Player of the Year – 1986-1990 (5 years)
SPBGMA Bluegrass Album of the Year – 1987-1991 (5 years)
SPBGMA Gospel Bluegrass Band – 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 (5 years)
SPBGMA Overall Gospel Group – 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 (7 years)
SPBGMA Male Vocalist of the Year – 1984, 1988, 1989, 1995 (4 years)
SPBGMA Traditional Gospel Group of the Year – 2011
Additional Nominations
Grammy Best Bluegrass Album, There’s A Light Guiding Me, 1996
Grammy Best Bluegrass Album, Winding Through Life, 1999
Grammy Best Bluegrass Album, Just Over In Heaven, 2000
Grammy Best Bluegrass Album, The Hard Game Of Love, 2002
Dove Best Bluegrass Gospel Album, Light On My Feet, Ready to Fly, 2011
Dove Best Bluegrass Gospel Album, Help Is On the Way, 2008
Dove Best Bluegrass Gospel Song, “Help Is On the Way,” 2008
Dove Best Bluegrass Gospel Album, Kept & Protected, 1997
Dove Best Bluegrass Gospel Album, Just Over In Heaven, 2001
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