Dale Ann Bradley
| Dale Ann Bradley | |
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| Labels | Compass, Mountain Home, Doobie Shea[1] Pinecastle Records |
| Website | www |
Dale Ann Bradley is an American bluegrass musician. She is a five-time (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012) Female Bluegrass Vocalist of the Year, a distinction given by the International Bluegrass Music Association.[2] She has released music both as a solo artist and as part of the group New Coon Creek Girls.[3]
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Early life
Bradley was born in southeastern Kentucky. Her father was a coal-mining Baptist minister.[4] She grew up without running water or electricity until she was a senior in high school.[5] She also lived with heavy religious restrictions with her father being a minister. She received her first guitar at the age of 14, making a guitar pick out of a milk jug to play.[5]
As a junior in high school, Bradley met a childhood friend of her mother who was also her new band director at school.[5] He and his wife sang at Pine Mountain State Park in the summers and invited Bradley to perform with them. She played with the band (Backporch Grass) and recorded a few singles and had the opportunity to perform in front of live audiences.[5]
Career
Bradley auditioned for the New Coon Creek Girls in 1988 but was unsuccessful.[3] For the next couple of years, she worked as a solo artist before finally joining the group in 1991.[3] She released her first solo album, East Kentucky Morning, in 1997. The album was top ten on both the Bluegrass Unlimited chart and the Gavin Americana chart.[3] In early 2015, Bradley left her record label Compass Records for Pinecastle Records, with whom she recorded her first solo album.[6] In late 2015, her 7th album, Pocket Full of Keys received a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album [7]
Discography
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| Pocket Full of Keys |
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| Somewhere South of Crazy |
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| Don't Turn Your Back |
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| Catch Tomorrow |
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| Send the Angels |
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| Cumberland River Dreams |
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| Songs of Praise and Glory |
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References
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- ↑ http://www.daleann.com/
- ↑ http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=59
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