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Randy Kohrs
Acoustic / Americana / Country

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee
United States

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Member Since3/21/2006
Band Websiterandykohrs.net
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photo by Scarpati, L-R: Mike, Chris Wood, Ashley, Randy, Andrew, Jesse, Chris Williamson

THE BAND

  • RANDY KOHRS - Resophonic Guitar, Lead Vocals
  • ASHLEY BROWN - Fiddle, Harmony Vocals
  • CHRIS WOOD - Percussion
  • MIKE SUMNER - Banjo
  • ELIO GIORDANO - Bass, Harmony & Lead Vocals
  • VIDEO "WHO'S GOIN' WITH ME" (1 on CMT Pure!!!)

    RANDY KOHRS AT THE WECHTER GUITAR BOOTH AT THE 2008 WINTER NAMM SHOW IN ANAHEIM

    RANDY ON THE RACHAEL RAY SHOW

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The 9513

The Bluegrass Blog

Cybergrass

Reso-Nation

Mix Magazine

Pandora

Cashbox Magazine

Country Hound

Gone Country Magazine

RESONANCE The Newsletter for Dobro & Resophonic Enthusiasts

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RANDY KOHRS NOW ON iTUNES!!!

Click Here To Purchase Randy's Latest Rural Rhythm Records CD, "Old Photograph," on iTunes

Click Here To Purchase The Single "Rockwell's Gold" on iTunes


To purchase "Old Photograph" from Randy's Website CLICK HERE

To purchase "I'm Torn" from Randy's Website CLICK HERE

To purchase "Now It's Empty" from Randy's Website CLICK HERE

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"Randy Kohrs is one of the most talented people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with… musician, singer, writer, producer… he does it all and he does it all the way it’s supposed to be done!" - Carl Jackson, 2-time Grammy winner

"Kohrs' bluegrass/country music? Well to say it in two words - RANDY ROCKS!" - Gracie Muldoon, WorldWideBluegrass.com

WNCW Radio personality, Dennis Jones enthusiastically stated, “Randy Kohrs, resophonic guitar player, singer, songwriter, engineer, and producer is the complete Bluegrass Man. With the release of his new disc, Old Photograph, he shows a wide range of styles, from straight ahead driving traditional to contemporary. The single, Rockwell's Gold, showcases his fiery technique on the Dobro and fantastic vocal work in classic style. Randy has one of the best voices in music and this project surely will bring it the recognition he deserves. Look for much, much more to come from Randy Kohrs and The Lites in the future.”

SOME CD'S RANDY HAS PLAYED/SUNG ON:

  • Jim Lauderdale "The Bluegrass Diaries" WON A 2008 GRAMMY!!!Produced, engineered, &mixed by Randy; "Bluegrass" (Randy also co-produced) 2007 GRAMMY NOMINATED!!!, "Headed For the Hills"
  • Phil Stacey - To Be Released in April
  • Randy Travis "Glory Train" - 2007 Grammy and GMA Dove Award Winner!!!
  • Little Big Town "I'm With The Band" & "Go Tell It On The Mountain"
  • The Wreckers "Stand Still, Look Pretty"
  • Dierks Bentley "Modern Day Drifter" and "Dierks Bentley"
  • Dolly Parton "Halos & Horns" and "For God & Country"
  • Larry Sparks "The Last Suit You Wear" "40"
  • Hank Thompson "Hank Thompson & Friends" and "The Real Thing"
  • Cowboy Troy "Loco Motive" & "Black In The Saddle" - Brand New!
  • Mo Canada "Grassoline"
  • Alabama "Songs of Inspiration"
  • Lou Reid & Carolina "Time"
  • Tammy Cochran "Life Happened"
  • Melonie Cannon "Melonie Cannon"
  • Trick Pony "On A Mission"
  • The Chieftains "Down The Old Plank Road-The Nashville Sessions" and "Further Down The Old Plank Road"
  • Shannon Lawson "Smokin' Grass"
  • Rhonda Vincent "All American Bluegrass Girl," "Beautiful Star-A Christmas Collection," and "Timeless and True Love"
  • The Warren Brothers "Barely Famous Hits"
  • Continental Divide "Feel Good Day"
  • Kate Campbell "Blues and Lamentations"
  • 3 Fox Drive "Listen To The Music"
  • Blue Moon Rising "On The Rise"
  • John Cowan "Always Take Me Back"
  • Jamie Hartford "Part Of Your History: The Songs of John Hartford"
  • Hank III- "Straight To Hell"
  • Scott Vestal "Millennia"
  • ASV "Going To The Dance"
  • Over 100 "Pickin' On" Series Albums
  • Adam Steffey "Grateful"
  • The "Broken Bridges" movie
  • AND HUNDREDS MORE!!!
Record LabelRural Rhythm Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 18 2008 8:00P
Grand Ole Opry Nashville, Tennessee
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
The Deadwood Saloon Covington, Kentucky
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Columbus, Ohio
Aug 1 2008 10:00P
3rd & Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 28 2008 8:00P
Angel City Unadilla, Georgia
Aug 29 2008 8:00P
TBA Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
Pickin’ in the Panhandle Hedgesville, West Virginia
Sep 12 2008 9:00P
Newby’s w/the Hackensaw Boys Memphis, Tennessee
Sep 17 2008 11:00P
The Station Inn/Americana Music Assoc. Showcase Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 19 2008 8:00P
Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, Kansas
Sep 20 2008 8:00P
Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, Kansas
Oct 11 2008 8:00P
Chicago Country Music Festival Chicago, Illinois
Nov 8 2008 8:00P
Riverhawk Music Festival Brooksville, Florida, Florida
Jan 10 2009 8:00P
Cooper’s Glen Music Festival Kalamazoo, Michigan

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NEWS UPDATE

RANDY KOHRS BAND TO PUT ON ENDORSEMENT-APPRECIATION SHOW DURING SUMMER NAMM WEEKEND

Nashville, TN-

Rising acoustic star and prominent resophonic guitarist Randy Kohrs booked the “world-famous” Station Inn in Nashville for June 21st the very day he discovered Music City was again to become the site of the summer NAMM Show. It gives him the perfect opportunity to say “thank you” to all of the companies who have helped him achieve the success for which he has worked so hard, including a 2008 Grammy as producer, engineer, and mixer of the Bluegrass Album of the Year for Jim Lauderdale’s The Bluegrass Diaries. This CD was recorded in Kohrs’ own Slack-Key Studio with recording gear made by many of the companies who will be in attendance at NAMM.

The Randy Kohrs Band has been, in the last two months, turning heads at bluegrass festivals and multi-genre night clubs alike with their bluesy, progressive acoustic sound as they tour in support of his Rural Rhythm Records release, Old Photograph. This past weekend at alt-country/rock club Newby’s in Memphis, TN and the Overton Bluegrass Festival alike, they received standing ovations and encores, proving that their own truly original sound can span across nearly all audiences.

While those who represent their endorsement companies get in free, the cover is $10 and the doors open at 7:00pm with the show starting at 9:00pm on June 21st at the Station Inn.

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RANDY KOHRS MAKES OPRY DEBUT ON FRIDAY

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Progressive acoustic sensation and world-renowned resophonic guitarist, Randy Kohrs, performed on the Grand Ole Opry at 8:00pm on Friday, May 30th. Though he, as well as several members of his touring band, has shared the coveted stage as a sideman with many other acts, this was his first appearance fronting his own group.

For more information on the Grand Ole Opry, www.Opry.com.

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JIM LAUDERDALE, RANDY KOHRS TEAM UP AGAIN FOR NEW CD

Monday, March 24, 2008

Americana icon/Nashville hit songwriter, Jim Lauderdale, and world-renowned resophonic guitarist/producer, Randy Kohrs, found a winning formula as they walked away with the Bluegrass Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy® Awards for Lauderdale’s highly-acclaimed Yep Roc Records release, The Bluegrass Diaries. Wasting no time, they are already back in Kohrs’ Slack Key Studio working on the next one.

“We were both thrilled with the way The Bluegrass Diaries came out sonically, and my studio has been upgraded even more since then. Thanks to companies such as Stage Ninja, Great River Electronics, Violet Microphones, new Lauten Audio microphones, and Forssell Electronics, along with the top-of-the-line equipment I already had, we’re confident this next project will sound even better. Jim’s songs and vocals, combined with the talents of the other musicians, insure that the CD will be great no matter what, but recording them in a way that will do them justice is always the biggest goal,” Kohrs explains.

Kohrs has been Lauderdale’s primary go-to guy in the bluegrass realm of his career for the past several years, acting as band-leader, and playing and singing harmony. On Bluegrass, Lauderdale’s previous Grammy-nominated recording of the genre, the production credits were shared. However, Diaries was recorded solely in Kohrs’ own Slack Key Studio, where he did all the producing, mixing, and most of the engineering.

Currently, Jim Lauderdale is on a whirlwind tour promoting his newest CD, Honey Songs, in which he enlisted several big-name musicians whose resumes read like a who’s who of the past 40 years of ground-breaking musical history. Randy Kohrs tours with his own progressive acoustic band, runs his Grammy-winning recording facility, and continues to be one of Nashville’s in-demand session musicians.

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RANDY KOHRS TO APPEAR ON THE RACHAEL RAY SHOW

Grammy-Winning Musician Shows Off Band and Kitchen on Friday and Offers Free Song Download

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

February has been an eventful month for Randy Kohrs, a pioneering progressive acoustic artist and prominent Nashville resophonic guitarist. Beginning with his first place win in the International Acoustic Music Association’s country category, followed by a Grammy for producing, engineering, mixing, playing, and singing on Americana icon Jim Lauderdale’s The Bluegrass Diaries, his next move is to appear on The Rachael Ray Show on Friday, Feb. 22nd.

As part of their Coolest Kitchens in America series, frequent on-air RR correspondent and host of HGTV’s Design on a Dime Kristen Cunningham visited Kohrs’ Nashville home and recording studio to check out his diner-style kitchen. While there to check out the various innovative aspects of the room, including his award-winning, custom-built booth designed after the seats of his own ’64 Chevy Impala, Kristen was also treated to a mini concert. His band was on hand to perform the next single, “She Ain’t Comin’ Back,” from his Rural Rhythm Records CD, Old Photograph. Following the show’s airing, this song will be made available free for downloading for a limited time on Randy’s Myspace page. The musical Renaissance man himself will appear live on the show in New York City with Rachael Ray to answer another question or two.

Visit www.RachaelRayShow.com for more information and to view more footage of the celebrated kitchen, found on the show’s introductory advertisement for the series, filmed by Bell-Jarboe Films, who also filmed Randy Kohrs’ 1 CMTPure music video, “Who’s Goin’ With Me.”

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RANDY KOHRS PRODUCES GRAMMY-WINNING CD

Sunday, February 10, 2008

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Randy Kohrs has solidified his status as the ultimate renaissance man in the music industry by winning a Grammy for singer/songwriter icon Jim Lauderdale's The Bluegrass Diaries, on which Kohrs sang harmony and played resonator guitar in addition to producing, engineering, and mixing the whole CD in his own Slack Key Studio in Nashville, TN. Congratulations to all involved in the project!

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Friday, November 02, 2007

RANDY KOHRS VIDEO NUMBER ONE ON CMT PURE!!!!!!!!!!!

Randy Kohrs, the acoustic artist who took the CMT Pure 12-Pack Countdown by storm last week by debuting at number three, has just climbed it to number one this week, and doesn’t look to slow down any time soon, as it is also on the ballot for next week’s countdown.

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NEW SONG ADDED TO PAGE FEATURES A.I. STAR MELINDA DOOLITTLE

"Can You Give Me A Drink" from Randy Kohrs' latest CD, Old Photograph, is a stripped-down, hand-clappin, ' straight-up gospel song featuring Aaron Till on finger-style guitar, Kohrs on resonator guitar and lead and harmony vocals, Scat Springs on bass and baritone vocals (and that killer 'Little Richard' vocal move in the breakdown section), and Nashville's own American Idol star, Melinda Doolittle, on the wailin' high tenor. Give it a listen and let us know what you think. Don't forget, you can purchase Old Photograph on www.randykohrs.com

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RANDY KOHRS WINS INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE DESIGN AWARD!

Little known to many who have never entered his own Nashville recording domain, Slack-Key Studio, Randy’s talents extend beyond the musical realm. Randy Kohrs can now add award-winning furniture designer to his list of accolades! Upholstery Journal recently announced the winners of their 2007 Design & Craftsmanship Awards, to which Kohrs and co-designer, Raul Rodriguez, were the recipients of the top Platinum award for their the design of a set of ‘64 Chevy Impala booth seats which sit in the ‘50’s diner-style kitchen in his studio! Possessing a degree in Automotive Collision Repair and Restoration, along with all the pieces of the actual car that served as the inspiration, one might not be too surprised to find him winning a "Best In Show" award for an automotive magazine in the future!

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RANDY KOHRS' SLACK-KEY RECORDING STUDIO FEATURED IN JULY 2007 ISSUE OF MIX MAGAZINE!!!!

The rising popularity of Randy Kohrs' Slack-Key Studio has led to a feature article in Mix Magazine! "Distributed in 94 countries, Mix is the world's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry." A picture of Randy with Jim Lauderdale working on Lauderdale's upcoming CD is included. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

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WATCH RANDY PLAYING IN "Duke Boys Swingin'" a Duke-ified music video for the upcoming single by Cowboy Troy & John Anderson on Youtube.com. Featured in the movie Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, available on ABC Family Channel and DVD March 20th!

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BIOGRAPHY

With the release of Old Photograph, his first album for Rural Rhythm Records, multi-instrumentalist Randy Kohrs has also arrived as a first-rate vocalist, songwriter and producer.

Kohrs has long been celebrated for his inventive, mood-setting work as a dobroist (that’s him providing the dramatic framework on Dierks Bentley’s No. 1 hit, “What Was I Thinking.”) But his flashes of instrumental wizardry have often diverted attention from his wider musicianship.

As a vocalist, Kohrs possesses a smooth, intense tenor that mines lyrics for the last ounce of emotion. His songwriting, while broadly classifiable as bluegrass, has the narrative drive of country and the mythic overtones of folk. He co-wrote nine of the 12 songs on Old Photograph. Moreover, he produced the ambitious project, enlisting such admiring peer musicians as Rhonda and Darrin Vincent, Scott Vestal, Don Rigsby, Jim Hurst and two-time Grammy winner Carl Jackson.

Growing up on a farm in the rural town of New Virginia, Iowa, Kohrs was raised like every other kid in the area, getting up early to feed the animals before school and performing various other chores until the sun went down. At the age of eight, however, it became clear that he was not destined to spend his life on a farm when his Uncle Jack brought over an acoustic guitar, showed him a few techniques and promptly enchanted the eager youngster.

Having been taught always to pay his own way, Kohrs bought the guitar from his uncle for about $100. Around the age of 10, he became more fascinated with his Uncle Jack’s main instrument, the resophonic guitar, or dobro, and resolved to learn to play that, too. So, in his typically industrious style, he raised and sold a feeder calf within the year to purchase his first dobro.

In two practice-packed years, Kohrs became accomplished enough to begin playing full-time with the Missouri-based band, Possum Trot. He remained with them for 10 years. At 15, he began playing country music with a local band, as well, a band he later fronted in and around Des Moines. During this time, he had been developing his uniquely soulful and powerful tenor voice, along with his repertoire of other instruments, including electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, pedal steel, and bass.

Kohrs’ popularity continued to grow throughout the Midwest, and soon he realized that the next logical move was to Nashville. In 1994—shortly after the passing of his father—the grieving, yet hopeful, young artist loaded up a moving truck and headed to Music City.

In three short weeks, Kohrs found himself playing an incredibly grueling schedule at a club on Nashville’s fabled Lower Broadway called Maggie Magee’s (now the Nashville Crossroads). To supplement the minuscule income that gig yielded, he did auto detailing and light collision work from his home.

In 1995, during one of his nightly solo gigs, Kohrs so impressed Hank Williams III that he hired him on the spot for his own band. On his nights off, Kohrs continued to dazzle the folks on Lower Broad. When the legendary Tom T. Hall decided he needed a multi-instrumentalist for the band he was forming, he dispatched his personal assistant to check out this newcomer who was creating such a buzz. A week later, Kohrs was off on his first major tour with “The Storyteller,” a circuit that took him to Australia for a month.

In the spring of 1997, Hall retired from the road and Kohrs found himself back on Lower Broad. That summer, bluegrass stalwart David Parmley went to hear Kohrs play, and at 7 o’clock the next morning, he was on a bus headed to Canada as a member of Continental Divide. For the next two years, he sang tenor and occasional lead and played dobro with the band. He recorded on the album Feel Good Day, which made it to the Top 5 on the bluegrass charts and the Top 20 on the Americana charts.

Subsequently, Kohrs toured with Holly Dunn for two years and performed regularly with her on her Grand Ole Opry appearances. In late 2000, John Cowan offered Kohrs a gig playing dobro and singing tenor, a task few people in this world have the voice to do. Yet, he performed exquisitely and can be heard on Cowan’s Always Take Me Back.

While grateful to be working with so many great acts, it had always been Kohrs’ dream to have a solo career. In 2001, he released his debut solo album, A Crack In My Armour, on Junction Records. Containing several original songs, it earned him new respect among the Nashville songwriting community and acclaim within the larger music industry. He followed it with a traditional country album, Now It’s Empty, on his own label, Left Of Center Records.

In 2003, Kohrs accepted a gig with the unsinkable Dolly Parton, singing and playing dobro in her band, the Blueniques for the next two years. In addition to playing on three of Parton’s CDs, he also performed as her opening act. In 2004, Parton recorded a duet with him, “It Looked Good On Paper,” for his third album, I’m Torn, on Lonesome Day Records. It spent eight months on the bluegrass charts, rising into the Top 5.

To date, Kohrs has played on more than 500 albums, ranging from those by such legends as Hank Thompson and Jerry Reed to current and recent chart-toppers Trick Pony, Dierks Bentley and The Wreckers. In the bluegrass domain, he has recorded projects for Larry Sparks, Rhonda Vincent, Mark Newton, Bradley Walker, Lou Reid, and 3 Fox Drive, among others.

It’s a lot of credits in a short time. But you can bet Randy Kohrs is just getting started.


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Jul 3 2008 11:13 AM

Hey Mr. Randy Kohrs!
It is finally done! Thanks so much for your incredible contribution to our cause! 'Try A Little Kindness' Christian Country Music for a Great Cause! Featuring Greg McDougal with very special guests...The Oak Ridge Boys, The Bellamy Brothers, Tammy Cochran, Randy Kohrs and many more!
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Jul 3 2008 4:39 PM

Hi Randy,
just a Happy 4th wish to you guys.. great to see you in Cochran earlier this year, even better down on the dirt!!
Congrats on playing the Opry, thats big stuff!
We hope to see you on 8/28 when you're back down or way.
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