Feb 14
Whaley, friends to perform next month in Gatlinburg
Jimbo Whaley photo by Mike MorbeckJimbo Whaley, founding member of Pine Mountain Railroad in 1998 and now with the band Greenbrier, will be at centerstage 7 p.m. March 29 during “An Evening with Jimbo Whaley and Friends” concert and CD release celebration at the Historic Mills Auditorium in Gatlinburg, Tenn.The friends include Marty Raybon, Roger Helton, Scott Carris, Trey Hensley, Dr. Eric Littleton, Sevier County ’s Ray Ball and The Locust Ridge Band.
The concert is being co-sponsored by Five Oaks Tire and Michelin and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s Music of the Mountains program.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Ordering information is available online at www.jimbowhaley.com
All ticket holders will receive the new Greenbrier gospel CD, “The Back of the Book.”
Whaley helped guide Pine Mountain Railroad to become an International Bluegrass Music Association Emerging Artist of the Year nominee for two years in a row. He wrote and performed numerous songs on their chart-topping album, including the title cut, “The Old Radio,” which was co-written by Roscoe Morgan. The CD, produced by multi-Grammy winner Bil VornDick, stayed on Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s Top 15 Album Chart for eight months and the single was on the Top 30 Single Chart for 12 consecutive months.
Whaley was chosen to perform at IBMA’s Songwriter Showcase at the 2002 and 2003 IBMA convention. Add film to his credit as well, with four original tunes appearing on the soundtrack of “Bell Witch: the Movie” where he also made his film debut.
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