Larry’s Country Diner filming

A new season of taping for Larry’s Country Diner starts March 11, 2020 at Ray Stevens CabaRay in Nashville, TN. These tapings will be twice a month (with each taping featuirng two shows) and continue through September. July will only have one taping due to Independence Day.

The entertainers for the first show on March 11 will be Joe Mullins and Radio Ramblers and then a new trio of Craig Wayne Boyd, Adam Wakefield and Casey Everett James.

JOE MULLINS & THE RADIO RAMBLERS bring their popular and growing brand of Bluegrass music to Billy Blue Records with For The Record, a twelve (12) song debut release on the young label. Lead by banjo playing Bluegrass veteran Joe Mullins, the band includes a plethora of instrumental and vocal talent with Jason Barie on fiddle, Mike Terry on mandolin and vocals, Adam McIntosh on guitar and vocals, and Randy Barnes on upright bass and vocals. They are true industry and fan favorites, having garnered multiple IBMA (8) and SPBGMA (4) Awards, including the 2019 IBMA Award for Entertainer of the Year and Collaborative Recording for "The Guitar Song, as well as the 2018 IBMA Award for “Song Of The Year” (“If I’d Have Wrote That Song”). From the hard-driving “That Old Wheel” and the fun, upbeat “Bacon In My Beans,” to the Taping Begins In March 2020

emotional “A Folded Flag” and beautifully arranged soulful vocals of “I Want To Know More,” every track on this new project is strong evidence that Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are at the top of their game.

A duet between band leader Joe Mullins and legendary Grand Ole Opry member, Del McCoury, "The Guitar Song" was co-written by another legend, Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson, with award-winning songwriters, Jamey Johnson and Vickie MCGeehee. Joe Mullins' cleverly arranged version of the song is a conversation between two pawn shop Instruments, a guitar and a banjo, hanging side-by-side on a store wall. The guitar (McCoury) and banjo (Mullins) discuss their respective Bluegrass histories in the hands of some of the genre's greatest pickers and singers.

Having gained the reputation as a band who always chooses great songs for their projects, the recognizable sound of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, with their rich vocals, have exceeded that reputation delivering another collection of wonderfully wellwritten songs arranged and recorded in their own style that is sure to continue to grow their fan base.

Craig Wayne Boyd moved to at the age of 25 in 2004 to pursue a career in . Boyd was signed to a publishing deal with EMI. He spent many years songwriting. Boyd began touring, opening for acts such as Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser and Brantley Gilbert. On September 30, 2014, Boyd debuted on of The Voice . During his Blind Audition, Boyd sang "The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’" by Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart. Boyd was declared the winner on December 16, 2014, giving 's team its fourth win out of the seven Seasons.

Shortly after winning the show and signing with Universal Republic and Dot Records, Boyd played at the Grand Ole Opry and went on a 65 city tour. His debut album is to be released sometime in 2015. In early May 2015, following 6 weeks of rumors, it was reported that Boyd parted ways with Dot. He tweeted that "it's called I ASK off of the label....". Boyd released one single under Dot records "My Baby’s Got A Smile On Her Face", which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs before falling off that chart with a 94% drop in sales the next week.. His second single "I'm Still Here" was released to iTunes under his own imprint - Long Haul Records. The song peaked at #35 on the Billboard Digital charts.

Craig Wayne Boyd signed a new record deal with Copperline Music Group in 2017. The singer is collaborating with Reviver Entertainment Group for radio promotion and BDG/RED for distribution. Top Shelf was released on October 27 via the Copperline Music Group.

Adam Wakefield grew up in New Hampshire, He didn’t plan on becoming a singer, instead he wanted to be a musician. He began to play piano when he was younger and rather than choosing the classical route, he opted for jazz.

After playing jazz for about a year, he decided to join his brother in Baltimore and put together a band. Adam has been influenced by an eclectic group of artists from Stevie Wonder to John Prine to Willie Nelson and he eventually ended up in Nashville.

He put together a bluegrass band, started playing around town, and occasionally went out on the road with artists. While playing a gig downtown one night, somebody from NBC’s The Voice approached him and asked him to

audition for the show. The audition led to a successful run, and his newfound name recognition was the catalyst for him to pursue a solo career. , and is currently working on a Singer/Songwriter project set for release in 2018. Casey Everett James was born on May 31, 1982 in . He started playing the guitar at 13 and within a year was playing on stage. James has played acoustic sets with his mother, and blues with his older brother. He has also played with country and rock bands. At the age of

21, he was in a serious motorcycle accident that nearly ended his life. He was told by his doctor that he would no longer be able to play guitar, which proved untrue.

James was a contestant on during its ninth season. He made it to the Top 3 before being eliminated on May 19, 2010. James had tried out for and been selected to compete in the ninth season of Idol in 2009 in spite of the fact that he had never seen the show. He was the oldest contestant to be selected for the

Top 24 of the ninth season at the age of 27. James was voted off of the competition on May 19, 2010, and finished in third place. During the finale of American Idol, he performed a duet of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” with Bret Michaels,

USA Music critic Brian Mansfield suggested that James was "the best guitar player the show [American Idol] has seen."

Before he was on American Idol, he played with his band, The Casey James Band, consisting of James, his brother, Billy Cole (bass), and Jacy McCann (drums). They recorded four songs, including the first song that James ever wrote, "Freezing," back in 2002.

James cites blues guitarist as a major musical influence and whom he would most like to perform with in his Idol Q&A. Another major influence is Stevie Ray Vaughan; James named Vaughan's In The Beginning (1992) as a formative album in his early years.

Other influences cited in the article are southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and Pearl Jam .

Tickets will be on sale soon at www.raystevenscabaray.com, 615-327- 4630.