"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Del McCoury is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 26 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Del McCoury is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Del McCoury concert reviews describe live shows and performances as seamless and powerful.
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States (2/1/1939)
Bio
Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersfield, NC) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of The Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury who play mandolin and banjo respectively.
Fleck and Washburn set the tone with an 80-minute, all-banjo set in which the married couple seamlessly traded/shared vocal duties and the strumming spotlight.
Multi-instrumentalist bandleader and vocalist Sam Bush is second only to John Hartford the most influential player in creating the style of newgrass music.
