Thursday, June 9, 2011

Music Labels ?????

I have to admit that I Love Music can sing every word to most songs but when it comes to talking about where it was made or where it comes from or who sings it I'm a Clueless Puppy!! I'm very Sorry!! But I did an interview with a local guy that is a bluegrass musician and also helps people record their own music.
One of our local bluegrass musicians is Randy Lanham. He currently teaches music as the Education Director at the International Bluegrass Music Museum and arts teacher at the River Park Center. He also does private lessons, records, and plays live shows with Wade Hayes.  Occasions fills in for Mel McDaniel and Randy Owens. He was born and raised in Knottsville, Kentucky and started playing the fiddle at the age of eleven. His grandfather John Lanham was the one that taught him how to play and got him interested in bluegrass. John would take him to fiddle competitions and any kind of bluegrass shows. He has played the fiddle for twenty eight years. Professionally he has been playing for the last seventeen years. He is a former Kentucky State Fiddle Champion. At the age of twenty he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing small jobs for about six months. Got his first big job working for recording artist Clay Walker, Wade Hayes, Tracey Lawrence and Tanya Tucker. While working with those artists he got to tour with George Strait, Brook & Dunn, Alan Jackson, and Faith Hill.  He has appeared on TV shows such as CMT, CNN, The Grand Ole Opry, The Tonight Show and Austin City Limits. In his professional background he has worked with MCA Recording Artist Marty Brown. He did shows with various artist including Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless. Randy was in several music videos “Every Now and Then” and “It Must Be the Rain”. He played backup fiddle, back up vocal, and guitar. He worked at Gilley’s Nashville Night Club as a backup for various artists including Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee. In 1994 and 95 he worked for Giant Records with Clay Walker.  He toured with Sawyar Brown/Diamond Rio and George Strait as backup fiddle. He was also in the videos for “Old Enough to Know Better”, “On a Good Night” and “Tore Up From The Floor Up” and also did a nationwide Radio Promotion Tour. He now offers talent development services for musicians, singers, bands, schools and educational organizations. He loves helping anyone who is interested in learning about music. I think this guy does great work and is always like to help anyone. He does have a label but definetly should some day.

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