The Band Perry were recently named 2014 inductees at the Junior Achievement Tri-Cities TN/VA Business Hall of Fame gala of record attendance on Tuesday, May 13. The trio and their parents, who call Greeneville home, are the first laureate family to join the list of prestigious regional entrepreneurs and business leaders honored by Junior Achievement.
“We are proud to pay tribute to a family that stayed true to a dream now opening doors to success. Along the way, they have taken many opportunities to give back and make a lasting impact on this region,” said Cathy Salley, Junior Achievement president.
“Receiving this honor is very humbling to us. It is important for us to be good role models for young people so they will know that they can make their dreams come true. We continue to realize our dreams every day, but we also know that it requires hard work and determination. We hope we can set an example in the way we conduct ourselves as people and as business owners,” says The Band Perry.
Dr. Stephen Perry and wife Marie say they knew more than a decade ago that their children had talent. “We also knew what many young artists fail to understand,” says Steve. “If you have reasonable talent, that is half the battle. Time spent practicing is the other half. We did not get in a hurry,” he continues. “We have a saying, ‘Time spent in the practice room shows – and time not spent in the practice room shows.’”

Veteran Nashville musician Bucky Doster has died at age 91.
Doster was a left-handed trombonist who toured with Glen Campbell and recorded with stars ranging from Johnny Cash to Brenda Lee. He grew up in Murfreesboro and played in dance bands during his high-school years, as well as a college student at MTSU. He joined the AFM’s Nashville local at age 19 in 1942. Following the onset of World War II, he was inducted into the Army in 1943.
While in the service, he became first trombone with the 97th Infantry Division Band. He settled in Nashville following his discharge in 1946. He played with the Owen Bradley Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.
Bradley began using Doster as a session musician in the 1950s. He played on several of Brenda Lee’s rock ‘n’ roll records as well as on her debut LP, 1959’s Grandma What Great Songs You Sang. In addition to studio work with many other Nashville artists, Doster became a road musician for Glen Campbell. In 1969-71 he was a member of The Bill Walker Orchestra on The Johnny Cash Show on ABC-TV.
In Nashville, Doster completed his college education at Peabody College. He became a band director in the schools of Huntsville, Ala. He served in the same capacity at Isaac Litton High School, as well as at East Junior High School in Nashville. In his final years as an educator, he became brass musical consultant for the Metro Nashville Public School System.
In retirement, Bucky Doster played with The Establishment, a big-band dance orchestra that donated its proceeds to the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.
Born James J. Doster, he died on Tuesday, May 19, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Bettye Doster, by children Dana (Tom) Luton and Jan (Jeff) Bennett, by four grandchildren and a twin sister, Justine D. Stutts.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Hendersonville Memory Gardens and Funeral Home, with a reception for friends and family beginning at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in his honor to the Doster Family Scholarship at Lipscomb University.

Warner Music Nashville has announced the hiring of  Mallory Opheim as as Mgr./Regional Promotion Midwest/NE. She is taking over the region vacated by Katie Bright, who was recently promoted to National Director of Promotion for Team WMN. Opheim joins the team after handling the SE for Red Bow Records.
It’s a return to the WMN for Opheim, who interned there while studying at Belmont University. She has also worked at The Davis Music Group, Instigator and Blaster Records. Her first day on the job at WMN is Tuesday May 27.
Contact Mallory HERE.