The Johnson Mountain Boys - Blue Diamond
  • Duncan and Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long)
  • My Better Years
  • It Don't Bring You Back to Me
  • Christine Leroy
  • See God's Ark a Movin'
  • Blue Diamond Mines
  • Teardrops (Fell Like Raindrops)
  • Our Last Goodbye
  • The Future Remains
  • You Done Me Wrong
  • Roll on Blues
  • There Goes My Love
  • Only a Hobo
  • Harbor of Love
  • Duncan and Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long)
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:18) [7.57 MB]
  • My Better Years
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:25) [7.81 MB]
  • It Don't Bring You Back to Me
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:01) [4.6 MB]
  • Christine Leroy
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:12) [7.35 MB]
  • See God's Ark a Movin'
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (01:58) [4.52 MB]
  • Blue Diamond Mines
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (05:12) [11.9 MB]
  • Teardrops (Fell Like Raindrops)
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:28) [5.65 MB]
  • Our Last Goodbye
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:25) [5.54 MB]
  • The Future Remains
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:18) [5.25 MB]
  • You Done Me Wrong
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:08) [4.87 MB]
  • Roll on Blues
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:06) [4.81 MB]
  • There Goes My Love
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:07) [4.85 MB]
  • Only a Hobo
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:36) [5.94 MB]
  • Harbor of Love
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (02:43) [6.22 MB]
Biography
For more information, please contact:
Ashley Moyer
Rounder Records
amoyer@rounder.com

During the 1980s, the Johnson Mountain Boys were contemporary masters of traditional bluegrass music who remained faithful to the old styles while keeping the songs fresh and original. The band was founded in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., by vocalist/banjoist/guitarist Dudley Connell, banjoist Richie Underwood, mandolinist David McLaughlin, fiddler Eddie Stubbs, and Larry Robbins on bass. The personnel changed over the years, but the group's sound remained consistent.

The Johnson Mountain Boys made their recording debut with a single in late 1978; an EP soon followed and helped build a loyal audience in the D.C. area. They became festival favorites after the release of their self-titled debut. Their second album, Walls of Time, came out in 1982 and featured Connell, McLaughlin, Stubbs, and vocalist/banjoist Tom Adams. The same lineup recorded four more albums for Rounder during the early '80s.

In 1986 Robbins departed and was replaced by Marshall Wilborn; Underwood left soon after, to be officially replaced by the mandolinist Adams. In 1988, the Johnson Mountain Boys announced that they planned to retire after a farewell concert in Lucketts, VA. Two years later, the Boys reunited briefly to play two festivals. But the reunions were so successful that the band basically reconstituted itself.

The Blue Diamond LP appeared in 1993, followed by a live recording. By 1997's Working Close, Underwood had returned to the fold.
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  • Members:
    David McLaughlin Dudley Connell Eddie Stubbs Tom Adams Larry Robbins Richard Underwood
  • Sounds Like:
    Bluegrass Progressive Bluegrass Traditional Bluegrass
  • Influences:
    George Connnell
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