Artist:Cherryholmes
Song:Don't Give Your Heart to a Knoxville Girl
Album:Black and White
The family bluegrass band Cherryholmes had some success for a few years. They were nominated for five Grammys. And then parents Jere and Sandy Lee Cherryholmes disbanded the group so the four kids could do other things. They are originally from Arizona but they moved to Los Angeles. After their 20 year old daughter Shelly died in 1999, the family attended a bluegrass festival and the children decided they wanted to learn music. Both Jere and Sandy were amateur musicians. The four kids are Cia, B.J., Molly and Skip. They started performing as The Cherryholmes Family Band which was shortened to Cherryholmes. After self releasing three albums, they got the attention of bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and he signed them to his Skaggs Family label. The 2005 album Cherryholmes reached #3 on the Billboard Bluegrass album chart. Don't Give Your Heart to a Knoxville Girl is from the 2007 album Black and White. Cia wrote the song and B.J. sang lead with Cia on harmony. She wrote most of the songs on the album. Jere plays bass, Sandy plays mandolin, Cia plays banjo, Skip plays guitar and B.J. and Molly play fiddle. They were nominated for Grammy and Dove awards. After two more albums, Cherryholmes disbanded in 2011 so the kids could do what they wanted and not be tied to the group. They reunited once in 2014. B.J. Cherryholmes is a member of the CCM group Passion. Cia moved to Colorado and released a 2013 album with Stefon Adkisson as Songs of the Fall. Molly is a member of Mountain Heart. Skip is a member of the group Sideline. Bluegrass fans should check out Cherryholmes. Here's Cherryholmes performing Don't Give Your Heart to a Knoxville Girl at the RFD-TV show Reno's Old Time Music Festival 2008.
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