Gary also has had the privilege to perfom with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys at the WSM's Grand Ole Opry. Gary is from Lafayette, TN, and helped his father form a group called the Tennessee Bluegrass Band when he was 13. Traveling through the US, Canada and venues as TNN News, Prime Time Country, he was a recipient of the 1995 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year award. Jimmy stayed three years with this talented group. In 1995, after leaving the Country Gentlemen, Jimmy started his own accounting/investment firm and also had the pleasure of being a memeber of Continental Divide. The Country Gentlemen took him to diverse venues as the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Now TV Show, and the White House in Washington, DC. In 1988, Jimmy attained a life-long dream when he was invited to join the legendary Country Gentlemen, Jimmy traveled the United States, Canada, and Europe with the Gent's for six and a half years. A native of Charlotte, NC, Jimmy is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performing since the age of ten. Jimmy Bowen is the leader of Santa Fe and is considered one of the finest high lead voices and tenor singers in the field of Bluegrass music today.
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