final note Dream Team Bluegrass Trios If you could create a dream team bluegrass trio, who would be in it? Name the tenor, lead and baritone, any three singers, living or otherwise. Then: What song would you ask them to sing first? –Question posted on IBMA’s Facebook page, June 2012 Mickey Flatt: Peter Rowan--lead, Doyle Lawson--tenor, and Sonny Osborne--baritone. Song would have to be "Little Bessie." Ryan Paisley: Ricky Skaggs--lead vocals. Corey Hensley—tenor. Earl Scruggs—baritone. And I would have them sing “A Beautiful Life” but you need a bass in there, so… Jason Carter--bass. Paul Dantan: Doc Watson, John Cowan and Dan Tyminski, I guess... singing "Wake Up, Little Maggie," my favorite a cappella song ever. Matt Downing: James King--lead. Don Rigsby--tenor. J.D. Crowe-baritone. I'd force them to sing anything they wanted to. Because they’re just that great. Gina Evans: Vassar Clements, fiddle; Earl Scruggs, banjo; and Bill Monroe, mandolin. Gotta play foot-stompin' "Katie Hill" and sing "Little Footprints In The Snow."
Christian McAdams: Jimmy Martin, John Duffey, and Jerry McCoury. The most erratic combination in bluegrass! Mike Ward: John Hartford, baritone; Charlie Waller, lead; John Duffey, tenor, singing "Proud Mary." Dianne LeTourneur Pendleton: Alison Krauss, Mickey Harris, Christian Davis. Any song. Sunni Krantz: Darrell Webb--lead, Bill Monroe--tenor, Ralph Stanley II--baritone. "When HE Reached Down HIS Hand For Me." Nelson Peddycoart: Lester Flatt-lead, Bill Monroe-tenor and Doc Watson-baritone. First song--“Mother's Not Dead.” David Vernon Bonham: Jimmy Gaudreau, Keith Whitley, J.D. Crowe; song: “Distant Drums.” Chris Thomas: John Duffey, Tony Rice, & Del McCoury singing "Were You There?"