Dailey & Vincent Band (L-R) Adam Haynes, Jeff Parker, Jamie Dailey, Darrin Vincent, Joe Dean photo by Aaron Crisler/The Judy Nelon Group for Dailey & Vincent, Inc.

A large crowd of industry VIP’s, media, family and friends gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on Tuesday night to celebrate the release of Dailey & Vincent’s self-titled debut CD on January 29. The hot new Rounder Records duo thrilled the audience with a 5-song set in the museum’s Ford Theater, including “Poor Boy Workin’ Blues,” “More Than a Name on a Wall,” which drew loud applause after the first chorus, and “Cumberland River.” After the third song, the band left the performance area, while Jamie and Darrin performed “By the Mark.” Their pure harmonies, accompanied by only guitar and mandolin, earned a standing ovation. After introducing the band and offering thanks and acknowledgments, they closed the set with a pristine a cappella quartet version of “Don’t You Wanna Go To Heaven When You Die,” which brought the crowd to its feet again.

Dailey & Vincent (L-R) Jimmy Fortune, Jamie Dailey, Carl Jackson, Darrin Vincent, Craig Havighurst/String Theory Media and Brad Paul/Sr. VP National Promotion, Rounder Records photo by Aaron Crisler/The Judy Nelon Group for Dailey & Vincent, Inc.

After the performance, guests made their way upstairs to the Hall of Fame Rotunda for a reception with Jamie and Darrin. Among those in attendance were Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers, who wrote “More Than a Name on a Wall” and “I Believe” on the CD, Linda Davis, Ken Mellons, Carl Jackson, Kevin Denney, and Bob Minner of Tim McGraw’s Dancehall Doctors, who co-wrote “Music of the Mountains” on the CD.

In other Dailey & Vincent news

Dailey & Vincent’s “By the Mark,” written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings has reached the top of this week’s Count Down Yonder Weekly Top 17 Songs of SIRIUS Bluegrass.

The song, recorded with only Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent’s vocals, guitar and mandolin, has been a stand-out track noted by reviewers and programmers, and a crowd-pleasing number during their live show.