The SteelDrivers Sign With Sun Records

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Modern bluegrass masters The SteelDrivers have signed with Sun Records.

The announcement comes as the band celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025. Their first new self-produced album for the label, Outrun, is set to be released May 23.

“The founder of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, and his successor, Shelby Singleton, both had a knack for recording and releasing great music across a diverse array of genres. While the sounds vary from artist to artist, one thing ties it all together: ingenuity. Now under its third owner, Primary Wave, Sun has risen and is releasing great new music again for the first time in decades,” says Sun Records Senior Director of A&R/Sync, Chase Gregory. “We are thrilled to welcome The Steeldrivers to the Sun Records family! They are emblematic of Sun’s Americana roots, and we are honored to help them celebrate 20 years as a group.”

“As The SteelDrivers celebrate the 20th year of their musical odyssey, I cannot imagine a finer coupling for our new recording than the iconic Sun Records,” says SteelDrivers bassist Mike Fleming.

Fiddler Tammy Rogers adds, “We’re excited to partner with a true icon. Sun Records definitely has the ‘cool’ factor!”

A group of seasoned veterans each distinguished in his or her own right, the SteelDrivers have become one of the biggest names in progressive bluegrass after making their debut in 2005. They braid their bluegrass roots with new threads of their own design from country, soul, blues and other contemporary influences to create an unapologetic hybrid. They have been nominated for four Grammys, the Americana Music Association’s New Artist of the Year, and were awarded IBMA’s 2009 Emerging Artist of The Year. In 2015, their album The Muscle Shoals Recordings won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Recording.

Established in 1952 by Sam Phillips, Sun Records is renowned for discovering music legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis. The label moved to Nashville in 1969 where it continued cultivating artists like Jeannie C. Riley, The Dixie Cups, Linda Martell and many others.

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