Revival - Music

New Grass Revival Was A Progressive Bluegrass Band From 1971 To 1989. The Founding Members Were Sam Bush Mandolin Fiddle Guitar Courtney Johnson Banjo Guitar Ebo Walker Harry L. Shelor Jr. B. October 19 1941 Upright Bass And Curtis Burch Guitar Dobro All From Louisville And Western Kentucky Except Burch Who Was From Brunswick Georgia. They Met As Members Of The Bluegrass Alliance And When Lonnie Peerce Left The Group With Ownership Of The Name They Reformed As The New Grass Revival Bush Has Credited Walker With Coining The Term "new Grass" . After The Release Of Their First Album Released Untitled And As "New Grass Revival" "The Arrival Of The New Grass Revival" And "Today's Bluegrass" Walker Left The Band. Butch Robins Briefly Joined The Band But Being A Talented Banjoist He Balked At Playing Bass And Was Replaced In 1974 By John Cowan A Bass Player With A Background In Soul Music Who Also Shared Lead Vocals With Bush. In 1981 Following A Two-Year Tour With Leon Russell Johnson And Burch Left The Group. Bush And Cowan Decided To Continue Performing And Added New Yorker Béla Fleck And Californian Pat Flynn A Session Guitarist To The Group. This Lineup Was Stable For The Remainder Of The Band's Existence. Their Last Concert Was December 31 1989 Opening For The Grateful Dead At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum In Oakland California. The Breakup Has Been Attributed To Fleck's Desire For A Solo Jazz Career. Bush Fleck And Cowan Have All Had Successful Solo Careers Since That Time. After Courtney Johnson Died Of Lung Cancer In 1996 Bush Fleck Cowan And Burch Reunited For One Concert September 24 1996 At The Ryman Auditorium In Nashville Tennessee To Benefit His Widow. In 1997 When Garth Brooks Was Invited To Perform On The Late Show With Conan O'Brien To Perform "Do What You Gotta Do" A Song Written By Pat Flynn He Asked Flynn Bush Cowan And Fleck To Join Him In Performing It. Since That Performance Flynn Has Worked With Both Cowan And Fleck But Not Bush. Likewise Bush Has Also Worked With Cowan And Fleck On Numerous Occasions. It Is Unlikely That A Reunion Will Take Place. Bush And Cowan Have Also Played With Burch. In April 2007 Bush Fleck Cowan And Flynn Stepped Forward Together Into The Spotlight During The Merlefest 20th Anniversary Jam And Played The Townes Van Zandt Song "White Freight Liner." The Single Song Reunion Was The First Time The Four Of Them Had Played Together In A Decade. From Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia read less