Appearing on Alex's new album:
Alex Leach: Lead guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Kody Norris: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
Tom Isaacs: Fiddles, Banjo, Vocals
James Lowe: Bass
Bryan Turner: Bass, Harmony Vocals
Sammy Adkins: Guitar, Vocals
Joe Rose: Banjo
Austin Stovall: Clawhammer Banjo
Kelly McCoy: Vocals
Influences
Let's start with the "pre-bluegrass" heroes:
Roscoe Holcomb
G.B. Grayson
Clarence "Tom" Ashley
Doc Boggs
Fred Price
Gaither Carlton
Hobart Smith
Dellie Norton
Llyod Chandler
J.E. & Wade Mainer
and many more
And here we go, the masters of Bluegrass:
Ralph Stanley
The Gillis Brothers
Tommy Phillips (New River Boys)
Bill Monroe
Carter Stanley
Sammy Adkins
Keith Whitley
Lester N' Earl
Doug Dillard
Curly Ray Cline
Hazel Dickens
Jimmy Martin
Buzz Busby
Earl Taylor
Don Stover
Lilly Brothers
Jim & Jesse
Reno & Smiley
Doc & Merle Watson
Danny Paisley
James "Red" Hamilton
All of the Raised Head (Archtop) Banjo Pickers!
& SOOOO MANY OTHERS!!!
Besides the MASTERS of Bluegrass, here's some other musical heroes:
Bob Dylan
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
The Doors
Lyle Meador (today's greatest mandolin picker!)
Cary Fridley (Freight Hoppers)
Clint Howard
Del Shannon
The Drifters
Sam Cooke
Sammy Hagar
Beach Boys
Frank Zappa
Porter Wagoner
George Jones
Joe Ely
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
George Strait
Southern Culture On The Skids
Bad Livers (Danny Barnes)
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (Irish)
Lazy Lester
Arlo Guthrie
Karl Shiflett
David West & Luke Brandon
The New River Boys
Jim Croce
Billy Lee Riley
Lorrie & Larry Collins
Conway Twitty (50s Rockin' Years)
These lists could go on and on!!!
Sounds Like
Hard Driving Bluegrass, with some original arrangements, yet always in the solid traditional, mountain Bluegrass style.
New CD Available!!!
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Alex first heard Bluegrass at age 5 when he stumbled across Bill Monroe's version of White House Blues. Since then, he has been given many opportunities in the music business. The first one came at age 9, when Alex met the manager of WDVX Radio in Knoxville TN (Tony Lawson) and was asked to become a Bluegrass DJ two times a week on the air, which broadcasts world wide.
At age 11, Alex began singing and playing the mandolin and guitar by ear, and was heavily influenced by the style of Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe. In 2003, he began performing with another one of his heroes, Russell Wilson (of The Wilson Brothers), and in 2004 became a member of East Tennessee group: The Mystery Mountain Boys. Also at this time, he was awarded SPBGMA's International Bluegrass DJ of the year in 2003 and 2005.
Most recently, Alex joined as a full-time member of Larry Gillis & His Hard Driving Bluegrass Band (Larry being one half of the legendary Gillis Brothers). Larry has been a major influence on Alex's style since he was 8 years old, and Alex remembers often listening to and studying Gillis Brothers music as a very young boy. Alex plans on working with Larry to put the Gillis style back to the top of today's Bluegrass scene.
Alex can also be seen making appearances with his good buddy Kody Norris & The Watauga Mountain Boys, a young traditional band from Mountain City TN. Alex can be seen frequently on RFD TV's national Program called The Cumberland Highlanders' Show, which is filmed at the homeplace of The Father of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe.
AND....The new CD is now available, "A Lonesome Night," and features 14 songs of some of Alex's original songs as well as plenty of Hard Driving Bluegrass (along with many special guests). To receive any booking info, or if you have any questions for Alex, feel free to message. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks for the request. Your music is great! You are blessed with a lot of talent. ~SpartaBound aka Meredith Lyn~ **where the grass is blue and the sky is green**
Hey man, well dads just as crazy as ever he been picking with Michael Cosby,Mike and larry carter...So what have u been into lately, i dont think i have ever talked to u inperson, But everyone talks about how great of a guy u are, well just hit me up man......L8r....
Hey man merry christmas! Yeah I cant wait for us to record an Oldtime cd it would be wicked! I think Pretty little widow came out really cool two. I tuned the fiddle down to F# to match the Gourd Banjo cause it sounds really good tuned down a half step and it's less tension on the Gut strings.
Hey man merry christmas! Yeah I cant wait for us to record an Oldtime cd it would be wicked! I think Pretty little widow came out really cool two. I tuned the fiddle down to F# to match the Gourd Banjo cause it sounds really good tuned down a half step and it's less tension on the Gut strings.
Yes sir, I hope we meet up and get to pick a tune or two one of these days. Ya'll play the REAL bluegrass, none of this modern day pop junk that they call "bluegrass". Now I play more of the old mountain music, but I love to hear the early style of bluegrass. Keep up that mighty fine music!
New CD Available!!! 
Alex first heard Bluegrass at age 5 when he stumbled across Bill Monroe's version of White House Blues. Since then, he has been given many opportunities in the music business. The first one came at age 9, when Alex met the manager of WDVX Radio in Knoxville TN (Tony Lawson) and was asked to become a Bluegrass DJ two times a week on the air, which broadcasts world wide.
At age 11, Alex began singing and playing the mandolin and guitar by ear, and was heavily influenced by the style of Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe. In 2003, he began performing with another one of his heroes, Russell Wilson (of The Wilson Brothers), and in 2004 became a member of East Tennessee group: The Mystery Mountain Boys. Also at this time, he was awarded SPBGMA's International Bluegrass DJ of the year in 2003 and 2005.
Most recently, Alex joined as a full-time member of Larry Gillis & His Hard Driving Bluegrass Band (Larry being one half of the legendary Gillis Brothers). Larry has been a major influence on Alex's style since he was 8 years old, and Alex remembers often listening to and studying Gillis Brothers music as a very young boy. Alex plans on working with Larry to put the Gillis style back to the top of today's Bluegrass scene.
Alex can also be seen making appearances with his good buddy Kody Norris & The Watauga Mountain Boys, a young traditional band from Mountain City TN. Alex can be seen frequently on RFD TV's national Program called The Cumberland Highlanders' Show, which is filmed at the homeplace of The Father of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe.
AND....The new CD is now available, "A Lonesome Night," and features 14 songs of some of Alex's original songs as well as plenty of Hard Driving Bluegrass (along with many special guests). To receive any booking info, or if you have any questions for Alex, feel free to message. Thanks for stopping by!
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