Biography
Bluegrass Album Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 1996
Members: Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Todd Phillips, Vassar Clements, Doyle Lawson, Mark Schatz, Bobby Hicks, J.D. Crowe
Led by guitarist and vocalist Tony Rice, the Bluegrass Album Band was conceived as a tribute to the first-generation masters of bluegrass, such as Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs. Their first album was released in 1981.