Busted Hearts

Members Of The Busted Hearts Returned To Their Roots After A Long Hiatus Of Playing Rock & Roll Music In Smoky Clubs. Around 2001 Singer And Guitarist Keith Jackson The Nephew Of Billy Powers Who Was A Member Of The Foggy Mountain Boys Approached Banjoist Bruce Cannole About Starting A Traditional Bluegrass Band. They Formed The Busted Hearts On The Pretense Of Playing Undiluted Mountain Music. Jackson A Hardcore Traditionalist Grew Up In A Family Of Musicians And Has Been Listening To People Sing And Pick The "real Stuff" Since He Was A Boy. Jackson And Cannole Wanted To Capture The Old-Time Sound Of Traditional Bluegrass Without Being Hokey About It And Went In Search Of Other Musicians To Create The Ideal Combination Of Players. The Busted Hearts Wound Up Opening A Few Shows For Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys. In 2006 The Group Released Sin Sorrow & Salvation Their Debut Album On Fundamental Records. read less