The SteelDrivers Top Bluegrass Album Sales on iTunes

Posted by Webb on 12/22/2008
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Nashville's homegrown, uptown bluegrassers, The SteelDrivers, have been named by online retailer iTunes as the No. 1 seller in 2008 in the Americana/Bluegrass Album category for their self-titled debut -- beating out No. 2 Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's Raising Sand.The SteelDrivers, known for their individual songwriting skills, were also recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group along with Country superstars Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland and Lady Antebellum. Produced by Luke Wooten (Alison Krauss, Jim Lauderdale and Dierks Bentley), their debut release has received a mountain of critical acclaim, including previous nominations from the Americana Music Association and the International Bluegrass Music Association. Stretching the boundaries of the typical bluegrass band, the dynamic rock/blues/soul vocals of Chris Stapleton (who also has songs recorded by Josh Turner, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney) put the high lonesome bluegrass sound smack dab in the middle of town. Other SteelDrivers include mandolinist/guitarist/vocalist Mike Henderson, fiddler/vocalist Tammy Rogers, banjo player Richard Bailey and bassist Mike Fleming.