Danny roberts started playing guitar to back up jimmy mattingly when they were growing up in leitchfield kentucky.
Jimmy mattingly music.
In 2003 he toured and recorded once again with dolly parton.
Written by guitarist vocalist jimmy mattingly ii it was originally crafted as a ballad.
For winning the nashville based grand master fiddler championship at age eighteen in 1981 jimmy mattingly earned an appearance on the grand ole opry as a guest of country music legend roy acuff.
They recorded 3 albums for rounder records.
He began to win contests for his guitar playing and eventually mandolin.
The song is a hit with the audience and they win the.
During the performance at the talent show drummer guy patterson produces a much more up tempo beat and the rest of the band follow suit turning the song into an upbeat beatles esque rock number.
In 1982 he co founded the new tradition bluegrass gospel group that toured the country for close to 20 years.
In the fall of 2003 jimmy along with some of his best friends from the bluegrass music world started the band the grascals.