Steve Bryant
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Bass
Steve Bryant is a Kentucky-bred bassist whose seats with Boone Creek (alongside Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Douglas) and J.D. Crowe & the New South placed him in two of the era's most influential bluegrass groups before he settled into a long Nashville session career.
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- Began his professional music career in Lexington, Kentucky in the early 1970s before moving to Nashville in 1975.
- Member of the influential bluegrass band Boone Creek (with Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Terry Baucom).
- Joined J.D. Crowe and the New South in 1978 (lineup also included Keith Whitley and Gene Johnson).
- Played electric bass with Boone Creek and the New South, an unconventional choice that drew criticism in traditional bluegrass circles at the time.
- Spent five years as a member of Jerry Reed's touring band.
- Has toured with artists including Linda Davis, Dobie Gray, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
- Full-time Nashville session bassist since the early-to-mid 1990s, primarily on country recordings.
- Active bass educator with online lessons and Bass Frontiers Magazine instructional content.
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J.D. Crowe and the New SouthPlayed on recordings with J.D. Crowe and the New South
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Boone CreekPlayed on recordings with Boone Creek
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Harley AllenPlayed on recording with Harley Allen
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Ricky SkaggsPlayed on recording with Ricky Skaggs
