Cadillac Sky Explained
| Cadillac Sky |
| Origin: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre: | Progressive bluegrass |
| Years Active: | 2002–2010 |
| Label: | DualTone Music Group, Skaggs Family |
| Current Members: | - Matt Menefee
- Ross Holmes
- Levi Lowrey
- David Mayfield
- Andy Moritz
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| Past Members: |
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Cadillac Sky is an American progressive bluegrass group based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their debut album "Blind Man Walking" is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums in Progressive Bluegrass music. The band is currently on an "indefinite hiatus."[1]
History
Cadillac Sky was founded in Texas[2] and recorded their first album, Blind Man Walking, in 2006, including mainly traditional bluegrass tunes.[3] [4] The band members at that time were Matt Menefee (Banjo), Ross Holmes (Violin), Bryan Simpson (mandolin), Mike Jump (guitar, vocals), and Matt Blaize (bass, vocals).
In 2008, the band played at the Panhandle Bluegrass Festival in Hedgesville, West Virginia, and released an album, Gravity's Our Enemy.
Mandolin player and singer Bryan Simpson[5] left the band in the middle of a tour in 2010,[6] and was replaced by guitarist Levi Lowrey. That year the band played at Merlefest and guitarist David Mayfield joined the band.[7]
The band's third album, Letters in the Deep combined elements of blues, rock country and jazz with some more traditional bluegrass numbers.[8] Most of the songs are written by members of the band.[9]
At the time the band members decided to go their separate ways in 2011, the lineup consisted of Matt Menefee,[10] Ross Holmes, Levi Lowrey, David Mayfield,[11] and Andy "The Panda" Moritz (Bass).
Discography
Albums
Music videos
Notes and References
- Web site: Horner. Marianne. Cadillac Sky Lead Singer Leaves Band. theboot.com/. January 3, 2015.
- http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/concertreview.asp?xid=341 "Bluegrass smokes for Larry Cordle, Infamous Stringdusters, Cadillac Sky"
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072902326.html "CD review: Cadillac Sky's 'Letters in the Deep'"
- http://nodepression.com/album-review/cadillac-sky-blind-man-walking "Cadillac Sky - Blind Man Walking"
- http://www.popmatters.com/review/196072-the-whistles-the-bells-the-whistles-the-bells/ "The Whistles & the Bells"
- http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4736/20140312/cadillac-sky-whistles-bells-bryan-simpson-back-full-force.htm "From Cadillac Sky to The Whistles & the Bells, Bryan Simpson Is Back in Full Force"
- http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/sessions-cadillac-sky/ "Cadillac Sky"
- http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/05/album-review-cadillac-sky-letters-in-the-deep/ "Cadillac Sky – Letters in the Deep"
- http://bluegrassmusic.com/content/reviews/reviews-october-2010/review-cadillac-sky-letters-in-the-deep/ "CADILLAC SKY LETTERS IN THE DEEP"
- http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/06/cadillac-sky-letters-in-the-deep.html "Cadillac Sky: Letters in the Deep"
- http://www.wdef.com/content/news/bonusstories/story/Nightfall-Preview-The-David-Mayfield-Parade/9g5vTMBKWkCd8QjM8ZkaQg.cspx "Nightfall Preview: The David Mayfield Parade"
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cadillac sky|chart=Bluegrass Albums}} Cadillac Sky Album & Song Chart History - Bluegrass Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 24, 2016.
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cadillac sky|chart=Country Albums}} Cadillac Sky Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 24, 2016.
- http://www.popmatters.com/review/127079-cadillac-sky-letters-in-the-deep/ "Cadillac Sky Letters in the Deep"
- Web site: CMT : Videos : Cadillac Sky : Born Lonesome. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130185320/http://www.cmt.com/videos/cadillac-sky/190670/born-lonesome.jhtml. dead. November 30, 2007. Country Music Television. January 2, 2015.
- Web site: CMT : Videos : Cadillac Sky : Hangman. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819082916/http://www.cmt.com/videos/cadillac-sky/528677/hangman.jhtml#artist=2482466. dead. August 19, 2010. Country Music Television. January 2, 2015.
