Tim Austin
Tim Austin is an American bluegrass guitarist, singer, studio engineer, and record producer who famously founded the influential contemporary bluegrass group Lonesome River Band in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, in 1982. Serving as the ensemble's original rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist, Austin guided the band through its early regional circuit and critically acclaimed national breakthrough album, Carrying the Tradition (1991), before departing the lineup in 1995. In 1988, he established Doobie Shea Records in Boones Mill, Virginia, operating the independent label and recording studio until 2004, where he produced, engineered, and mixed milestone tracks for prominent roots artists.
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- No. 20 Summer 1999