Marty Raybon
Marty Raybon was the lead voice of Shenandoah, one of the most successful country bands of the late 1980s and early '90s, before returning to the bluegrass and gospel music he grew up playing. Raised in a Florida-based family bluegrass band, he has spent his later career as a dedicated bluegrass and Southern gospel performer fronting the band Full Circle.
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- Born December 8, 1959, in Alabama and raised in Florida, performing as a boy in his family's bluegrass band.
- Joined Shenandoah as lead singer in the mid-1980s.
- Sang three 1989 #1 country hits from The Road Not Taken: “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South,” and “Two Dozen Roses.”
- Won a Grammy for the collaboration “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart” with Alison Krauss.
- Returned to bluegrass with the band Full Circle in the early 2000s.
- Released a series of bluegrass and gospel albums including Hand to the Plow (2012).
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Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverPlayed on recording with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
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