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Mark Freeman at Rebel Records shares a story about bluegrass legend Paul Williams, who remains a solid trooper at an age when most men would be fully retired and spending his life close to home. "Paul fell in the shower and broke his right wrist early Saturday morning in Bean Blossom. He said he was [...]
JD Crowe, Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams clearly qualify for "living legend" status in the world of bluegrass music. Though each is now a well-established bandleader, they all served an apprenticeship with the great Jimmy Martin as members of his Sunny Mountain Boys back in the day. Williams and Crowe served their time together with [...]
The next album from Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, Just A Little Closer Home, will be released early in 2010 by Rebel Records. As always, this is a new recording of heartfelt bluegrass Gospel music, featuring the veteran singer and his talented band. The material includes new songs from Paul, and Tom T. & [...]
This week's featured CD on Bluegrass Junction's Track By Track program is What A Journey, the current Gospel release on Rebel from Paul Williams & The Victory Trio. Paul will join host Kyle Cantrell as they play all 13 tracks from the album - recently nominated for a Dove Award - and have Paul share [...]
The Gospel Music Association on Friday (2/20) announced the nominations for their forthcoming awards show. Among the finalists for the 40th Annual Dove Awards are the following nominees in the two bluegrass categories. Bluegrass Recorded Song (song; album; artist; writer; label) Help Is On The Way; Help Is On The Way; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; [...]
In addition to the Kenny & Amanda Smith CD we mentioned on Monday, Rebel Records has a new release from Paul Williams & The Victory Trio due on September 9. What A Journey features Paul with his touring band on another set of soulful, traditional bluegrass Gospel delivered by one of the most gifted tenor [...]
FiddleFest is an annual bluegrass festival located quite near my home in Roanoke, VA. It's held the last weekend of July each year on the bucolic campus of Hollins University, just north of Roanoke. I was able to attend last Friday's (7/25) show where I enjoyed music of Grasstowne, Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe, The [...]
Where No One Stands Alone is Paul Williams' seventh album for Rebel Records; all have been in the bluegrass Gospel style. That has been Williams' chosen path for several years now, since retiring from his day job. He has been well rewarded for his endeavours with several awards from SPBGMA and nominations for IBMA awards. [...]
The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2008 Dove Awards, and their bluegrass categories are chock full of familiar names. The awards will be announced at the 39th Annual Dove Awards on April 23 in Nashville, TN. The Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year nominees are: He's In Control from Austins Bridge [...]
This Christmas memory comes from Paul Williams, one of bluegrass music's true legends - both as a songwriter and a tenor singer. The year was 1957, November... I had just gone to work for Jimmy Martin in Detroit, Michigan. I had been released from active duty in the U.S. Air Force in October, and received [...]
