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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blue Highway
| name = Blue Highway
| image = Rob Ickes.jpg
| image =
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| origin = [[Kingsport, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre = [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]], [[Country music|country]], [[southern gospel]], [[folk music|folk]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
| landscape =
| years_active = 1994–present
| caption = Dobro player Rob Ickes performs with Blue Highway.<br />June 21, 2010
| background = group_or_band
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| origin = [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States]]
| website = {{URL|bluehighwayband.com}}
| genre = [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[Country music|country]], [[southern gospel]]
| current_members = * Jason Burleson
| years_active = 1994 - present
* Shawn Lane
| website = [http://www.bluehighwayband.com http://www.bluehighwayband.com]
* Tim Stafford
| current_members = Jason Burleson<br />[[Rob Ickes]]<br />Shawn Lane<br />Tim Stafford<br />Wayne Taylor
* Wayne Taylor
* Gary Hultman
| past_members = * [[Rob Ickes]]
* Tom Adams
* Gaven Largent
* Justin Moses
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'''Blue Highway''' is an [[United States|American]] contemporary [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] [[Musical ensemble|band]], based in [[Tennessee]], formed in 1994. They have released nine [[Compact disc|CD]]s, their sixth and seventh &ndash; ''Wondrous Love'' (2003), and ''Marbletown'' (2005) &ndash; received [[Grammy Award]] nominations.
'''Blue Highway''' is an American contemporary [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] band formed in 1994 and based in [[Tennessee]]. The band's albums include ''Wondrous Love'' (2003), ''Marbletown'' (2005), and ''[[Original Traditional]]'' (2016).


==Background==
==Background==
After helping found the band Dusty Miller, which was the 1990 SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band champion, and being a member (1990–92) of [[Alison Krauss & Union Station]], [[Kingsport, Tennessee]] native Tim Stafford helped organize Blue Highway with Wayne Taylor in 1994. The group's first project, ''It's a Long, Long Road'', "spent six months at the top of the [[Bluegrass Unlimited]] charts and won IBMA's Album of the Year Award (1996)."<ref name="website bios">{{cite web|title=photos+bios|url=http://www.bluehighwayband.com/Pages/photos.htm|publisher=Blue Highway|accessdate=October 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005075742/http://bluehighwayband.com/Pages/photos.htm|archivedate=October 5, 2012}}</ref> Jason Burleson, the original banjo player with the group and a multi-instrumentalist, is a native of [[Newland, North Carolina]].,<ref name="website bios" /> Rob Ickes, a [[Northern California]] native, moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined as a founding member in 1994. Ickes has won numerous awards for his playing,<ref name="website bios" /> and after a 21-year run with the band he announced his departure on November 18, 2015.<ref name="Ickes departs">{{cite web|title=ResoRevolution|url=http://www.resosummit.com/news.html#bh|website=ResoRevolution|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Ickes was replaced by resonator guitarist and Virginia native, Gaven Largent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluehighwayband.com/bio-awards|title=Blue Highway – Bio & Awards|website=bluehighwayband.com|access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Vocalist, fiddler, and mandolin player Shawn Lane joined the group as a founding member after cutting "his musical teeth" in the bands of [[Ricky Skaggs]] and [[Doyle Lawson]]. Lane's songs have also been recorded by Ricky Skaggs, [[Ronnie Bowman]], [[Mountain Heart]], Blue Ridge, and other groups.<ref name="website bios" /> Lead singer Wayne Taylor, who plays bass, hails from [[Southwest Virginia]] and is also a founding member of the group.<ref name="website bios" />


==Awards and honors==
After helping "found the band Dusty Miller," which was the 1990 SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band champion, and "a key player in [[Alison Krauss & Union Station]] when it was named IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 1991," [[Kingsport, Tennessee]] native Tim Stafford "organized" Blue Highway in 1994. The group's first project, ''It's a Long, Long Road'', "spent six months at the top of the [[Bluegrass Unlimited]] charts and won IBMA's Album of the Year Award (1996)."<ref name="website bios">{{cite web|title=photos+bios|url=http://www.bluehighwayband.com/Pages/photos.htm|publisher=Blue Highway|accessdate=2 October 2012}}</ref> Jason Burleson, the original banjo player with the group and a multi-instrumentalist, is a native of [[Newland, North Carolina]].,<ref name="website bios" /> Rob Ickes, a [[Northern California]] native, moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined as a founding member in 1994. Ickes has won numerous awards for his playing.<ref name="website bios" /> Vocalist, fiddler, and mandolin player Shawn Lane joined the group as a founding member after cutting "his musical teeth" in the bands of [[Ricky Skaggs]] and [[Doyle Lawson]]. Lane's songs have also been recorded by Ricky Skaggs, [[Ronnie Bowman]], [[Mountain Heart]], Blue Ridge, and other groups.<ref name="website bios" /> Lead singer Wayne Taylor, who also plays bass, hails from [[Southwest Virginia]] and is also a founding member of the group.<ref name="website bios" />
'''Grammy nominations'''
* Best Bluegrass Album (2005): ''Marbletown''
* Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (2004): ''Wondrous Love''
* Best Bluegrass Album (2016): ''[[Original Traditional]]''


'''International Bluegrass Music Association Awards'''
==Personnel==
* Song of the Year (2008): "Through the Window of a Train"
*Jason Burleson &mdash; [[banjo]], [[guitar]], [[mandolin]]
* Vocal Group of the Year (2012)
*[[Rob Ickes]] &mdash; [[dobro]]
* Gospel Recording of the Year (1997): "God Moves in a Windstorm"
*Shawn Lane &mdash; [[mandolin]], [[Violin|fiddle]], [[singing|vocals]]
* Gospel Recording of the Year (2004): "Wondrous Love"
*Tim Stafford &mdash; guitar, vocals
* Emerging Artist of the Year (1996)
*Wayne Taylor &mdash; [[Bass guitar|bass]], vocals
* Album of the Year (1996): ''It's a Long, Long Road''
* Album of the Year Award (2006): ''Celebration of Life: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer''
* Songwriter of the Year (2014, 2017): Tim Stafford
* Dobro Player of the Year (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996): Rob Ickes


'''Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America Awards'''
==Honors, awards, distinctions==
* Gospel Group of the Year (Overall) (2005)
* Instrumental Group of the Year (2003)
* Dobro Performer of the Year (2003): Rob Ickes
* Bass Performer of the Year (2001): Wayne Taylor
* Guitar Performer of the Year (2001, 2015): Tim Stafford


'''Dove Award'''
===[[Grammy]] Nominations===
*Best Bluegrass Album (2005): ''Marbletown''
* Best Bluegrass Album (2004): ''Wondrous Love''
*Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (2004): ''Wondrous Love''


==Personnel==
===[[International Bluegrass Music Association]] (IBMA) Awards===
===Current members===
*Song of the Year (2008): "Through the Window of a Train"
* Jason Burleson – banjo, guitar, mandolin
*Gospel Recording of the Year (1997): "God Moves in a Windstorm"
* Shawn Lane – mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals
*Gospel Recording of the Year (2004): "Wondrous Love"
* Tim Stafford – guitar, vocals
*Emerging Artist of the Year (1996)
* Wayne Taylor – bass, vocals
*Album of the Year Award (1996): ''It's a Long, Long Road''
* Gary Hultman – resonator guitar, vocals
*Album of the Year Award (2006): ''Celebration of Life: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer''
*Dobro Player of the Year (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996): Rob Ickes


===Former members===
===[[Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America]] (SPBGMA) Awards===
* Rob Ickes – resonator guitar
*Gospel Group of the Year (Overall) (2005)
* Tom Adams – banjo
*Instrumental Group of the Year (2003)
* Gaven Largent – resonator guitar
*Dobro Performer of the Year (2003): Rob Ickes
* Justin Moses – resonator guitar
*Bass Performer of the Year (2001): Wayne Taylor
*Guitar Performer of the Year (2001): Tim Stafford

===Dove Award===
*Best Bluegrass Album (2004): ''Wondrous Love''

==Touring==
Blue Highway has toured extensively, including the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in 2005.<ref>"Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival", ''Strings'', newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, October 2005</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! scope="row"| ''The Game''<ref>Lawless, John. [http://bluegrasstoday.com/the-game-from-blue-highway/ "The Game from Blue Highway"] ''Bluegrass Today'', 19 December 2013</ref>
! scope="row"| ''The Game''<ref>Lawless, John. [http://bluegrasstoday.com/the-game-from-blue-highway/ "The Game from Blue Highway"] ''Bluegrass Today'', December 19, 2013</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Original Traditional]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bluegrasstoday.com/original-traditional-blue-highway/|title=Original Traditional – Blue Highway|newspaper=Bluegrass Today|access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|1=http://www.bluehighwayband.com}}
* {{official website|1=http://www.bluehighwayband.com}}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/blue_highway/bio.jhtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040603213648/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/blue_highway/bio.jhtml | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 3, 2004 | title = Blue Highway – Biography | publisher = [[Country Music Television]] }}
* {{myspace|id=bluehighwayband }}
* {{Allmusic | class = artist | id = p169354 | tab = biography | label = Biography of Blue Highway | first = Jack | last = Leaver | accessdate = May 8, 2012 }}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/blue_highway/bio.jhtml | title = Blue Highway - Biography | publisher = [[Country Music Television]] }}
*{{cite web|title=Blue Highway's Red-Hot Bluegrass|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5068576|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR Music|date=December 25, 2005}}
* {{Allmusic | class = artist | id = p169354 | tab = biography | label = Biography of Blue Highway | first = Jack | last = Leaver | accessdate = 2012-05-08 }}

*{{cite web|title=Blue Highway's Red-Hot Bluegrass|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5068576|work=All Things Considered|publisher=NPR Music|date=December 25, 2005}}
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 2 September 2024

For other uses, see Blue Highway (disambiguation).
Blue Highway
OriginKingsport, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresBluegrass, country, southern gospel, folk, Americana
Years active1994–present
Members
  • Jason Burleson
  • Shawn Lane
  • Tim Stafford
  • Wayne Taylor
  • Gary Hultman
Past members
  • Rob Ickes
  • Tom Adams
  • Gaven Largent
  • Justin Moses
Websitebluehighwayband.com

Blue Highway is an American contemporary bluegrass band formed in 1994 and based in Tennessee. The band's albums include Wondrous Love (2003), Marbletown (2005), and Original Traditional (2016).

Background

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After helping found the band Dusty Miller, which was the 1990 SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band champion, and being a member (1990–92) of Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kingsport, Tennessee native Tim Stafford helped organize Blue Highway with Wayne Taylor in 1994. The group's first project, It's a Long, Long Road, "spent six months at the top of the Bluegrass Unlimited charts and won IBMA's Album of the Year Award (1996)."[1] Jason Burleson, the original banjo player with the group and a multi-instrumentalist, is a native of Newland, North Carolina.,[1] Rob Ickes, a Northern California native, moved to Nashville in 1992 and joined as a founding member in 1994. Ickes has won numerous awards for his playing,[1] and after a 21-year run with the band he announced his departure on November 18, 2015.[2] Ickes was replaced by resonator guitarist and Virginia native, Gaven Largent.[3] Vocalist, fiddler, and mandolin player Shawn Lane joined the group as a founding member after cutting "his musical teeth" in the bands of Ricky Skaggs and Doyle Lawson. Lane's songs have also been recorded by Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Bowman, Mountain Heart, Blue Ridge, and other groups.[1] Lead singer Wayne Taylor, who plays bass, hails from Southwest Virginia and is also a founding member of the group.[1]

Awards and honors

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Grammy nominations

  • Best Bluegrass Album (2005): Marbletown
  • Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (2004): Wondrous Love
  • Best Bluegrass Album (2016): Original Traditional

International Bluegrass Music Association Awards

  • Song of the Year (2008): "Through the Window of a Train"
  • Vocal Group of the Year (2012)
  • Gospel Recording of the Year (1997): "God Moves in a Windstorm"
  • Gospel Recording of the Year (2004): "Wondrous Love"
  • Emerging Artist of the Year (1996)
  • Album of the Year (1996): It's a Long, Long Road
  • Album of the Year Award (2006): Celebration of Life: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer
  • Songwriter of the Year (2014, 2017): Tim Stafford
  • Dobro Player of the Year (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996): Rob Ickes

Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America Awards

  • Gospel Group of the Year (Overall) (2005)
  • Instrumental Group of the Year (2003)
  • Dobro Performer of the Year (2003): Rob Ickes
  • Bass Performer of the Year (2001): Wayne Taylor
  • Guitar Performer of the Year (2001, 2015): Tim Stafford

Dove Award

  • Best Bluegrass Album (2004): Wondrous Love

Personnel

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Current members

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  • Jason Burleson – banjo, guitar, mandolin
  • Shawn Lane – mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals
  • Tim Stafford – guitar, vocals
  • Wayne Taylor – bass, vocals
  • Gary Hultman – resonator guitar, vocals

Former members

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  • Rob Ickes – resonator guitar
  • Tom Adams – banjo
  • Gaven Largent – resonator guitar
  • Justin Moses – resonator guitar

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak positions
US Bluegrass
It's a Long Long Road
  • Release date: July 4, 1995
  • Label: Rebel
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Wind to the West
  • Release date: July 16, 1996
  • Label: Rebel
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Midnight Storm
  • Release date: January 27, 1998
  • Label: Rebel
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Blue Highway
  • Release date: July 13, 1999
  • Label: Skaggs Family
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Still Climbing Mountains
  • Release date: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Rounder
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Wondrous Love
  • Release date: June 24, 2003
  • Label: Rounder
 10
Marbletown
  • Release date: June 7, 2005
  • Label: Rounder
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Lonesome Pine
  • Release date: April 25, 2006
  • Label: Rebel
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Through the Window of a Train
  • Release date: February 12, 2008
  • Label: Rounder
 2
Some Day: The Fifteenth
Anniversary Collection
  • Release date: January 19, 2010
  • Label: Rounder
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Sounds of Home
  • Release date: August 23, 2011
  • Label: Rounder
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The Game[4]
  • Release date: January 21, 2014
  • Label: Rounder
 4
Original Traditional[5]
  • Release date: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Rounder
 3
Somewhere Far Away: Silver Anniversary
  • Release date: August 2, 2019
  • Label: Rounder
Lonesome State of Mind[6]
  • Release date: March 29, 2024
  • Label: Down The Road
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "photos+bios". Blue Highway. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "ResoRevolution". ResoRevolution. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Blue Highway – Bio & Awards". bluehighwayband.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Lawless, John. "The Game from Blue Highway" Bluegrass Today, December 19, 2013
  5. ^ "Original Traditional – Blue Highway". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ {{Cite news|url=httphttps://bluegrasstoday.com/lonesome-state-of-mind-blue-highway/
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