Terry Eldredge
Musician · b. 1963 · Terre Haute, Indiana
Best known for
Guitar
Bass
Terry Eldredge is a Nashville-based singer, guitarist, and bassist whose résumé runs from the Osborne Brothers to The Sidemen at the Station Inn to a co-founding seat in The Grascals — a 1980s-onward thread through the heart of Music City bluegrass.
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- Born April 18, 1963 in Paris, Illinois; raised in Terre Haute, Indiana from age four.
- Played in the family band Bluegrass Posse with brothers Grady and Payton; studied with local mentor Louie Popejoy.
- First professional job at 17 in February 1981, playing bass with Lonzo and Oscar on the Grand Ole Opry.
- Joined the Osborne Brothers in February 1988 on bass; moved to rhythm guitar and lead/harmony vocals in June 1989; remained through 2000.
- Co-founded The Sidemen, the long-running Tuesday-night house band at Nashville's Station Inn, in 1989.
- Played with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time and toured with Dolly Parton in 2002.
- Co-founded The Grascals in 2004 with Jimmy Mattingly, David Talbot, Terry Smith, Danny Roberts, and Jamie Johnson.
- Two solo albums on Pinecastle ("Your Own Set of Rules," "Making the Rounds"); voiced Sirius/XM Bluegrass Junction imaging; joined The Farm Hands on bass in 2022.
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The Osborne BrothersPlayed on recordings with The Osborne Brothers
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The GrascalsPlayed on recordings with The Grascals
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The Little GrasscalsPlayed on recordings with The Little Grasscals
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Chubby WisePlayed on recording with Chubby Wise
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Kristin Scott BensonPlayed on recording with Kristin Scott Benson
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Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard TimePlayed on recording with Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time
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Larry PerkinsPlayed on recording with Larry Perkins
