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"Members of the Lonesome River Band have five 2011 IBMA nominations, including Album of the Year for their participation on The All-Star Jam: Live at Graves Mountain on the Rural Rhythm label. They received two nods for Instrumental Recorded performance of the Year for "Pretty Little Girl," on the album, Still Learning (Rural Rhythm), and also for band members Sammy Shelor, Brandon Rickman and Mike Hartgrove's work on Ground Speed by The Rural Rhythm All-Stars. LRB has a Recorded Event of the Year nomination for the song, "Graves Mountain Memories," recorded by the Rural Rhythm All-Stars (including Sammy Shelor & Mike Hartgrove) on The All-Star Jam: Live at Graves Mountain album; and band leader Sammy Shelor is nominated for Banjo Player of the Year, an award he received four consecutive years from 1995-1998." - International Bluegrass Association
