The Ryman Celebrates The History Of Bluegrass With Dailey & Vincent
Dailey & Vincent perform in the Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series. Photo: Eric Ahlgrim
The Ryman Auditorium is currently celebrating the history of bluegrass music with its Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series.
The Del McCoury Band kicked off the series that runs every Thursday night from June 23 to July 28. Dan Tyminski, Earls of Leicester and Dailey & Vincent have followed.
When Grammy-winning duo Dailey & Vincent took the stage last week, they had much to celebrate. The Grand Ole Opry members just announced that they have partnered with BMG to release a new country album called Let’s Sing Some Country!
The album has been on the duo’s to-do list since they first secured a Grammy nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group for their rendition of “Elizabeth.” Let’s Sing Some Country! will find Dailey & Vincent singing and playing along with Jimmy Fortune, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Rhonda Vincent, and is expected on Sept. 16.
Darrin Vincent performing. Photo: Eric Ahlgrim
The two talented performers, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, spent many years in iconic bluegrass bands before joining together, with Dailey playing with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Vincent with Ricky Skaggs‘ band Kentucky Thunder. Since joining forces, Dailey & Vincent have won five individual Grammy Awards, three collective Grammys, four Dove awards, and 35 IBMA Awards.
On Thursday night (July 14), they entertained with gospel numbers such as “By The Mark,” “Somebody’s Prayin'” and “The Wall,” as well as lively bluegrass jams like “That Feel Good Music.” The extremely talented singers made sure to spotlight all of their equally as talented musicians, letting each one have a turn at showing off. They also invited out the Opry Square Dancers to dance to some songs.
It’s clear that The Statler Brothers are some of Dailey & Vincent’s heroes, from their red, white and blue microphones—which pays homage to the legendary country quartet—to their many mentions of Jimmy Fortune. The band also played a medley of Statler Brother hits, such as “I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You” and “Flowers On The Wall.”
They were also excited to play the new Tennessee state song, “I’ll Leave My Heart in Tennessee,” written by Karen Staley.
Dailey & Vincent brought out iconic producer Paul Worley, who is producing their new country album, to play a song from it. They chose a bluegrass ditty, “Those Memories Of You,” and countrified it for their new project.
Worley wasn’t the only special guest. The pair also brought out Jeannie Seely to sing her Connie Smith-recorded “Senses.”
There are two shows left in the Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman series. The Steeldrivers with Troubadour Blue will take the historic stage on July 21, and Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will close out this year’s series on July 28. For tickets, visit ryman.com.
