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DATES TO REMEMBER!~~~~ -------------- Fletcher feed and seed Fletcher nc 7pm June 26th ------- THE 36TH ANNUAL COLUMBUS FIRE DEPARTMENT BBQ SING JUNE 30TH GRB WATKINS FAMILY KING JAMES BOYS SOLDIERS FOR THE CROSS 7PM UNDER ONE TENT...7PM OTHER GROUPS TO SING JULY 1ST-3RD INCLUDING MIKE UPRIGHT NAOMI AND THE SEGO'S PHILLIPS FAMILY MELODY TRIO ETC
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PLEASE PRAY FOR BROTHER WALTER & FAMILY ....HE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO HOSPICE !
Below :Walter preaching 12-31-08/the GRB and Walter at his home 4-27-09
Sharon and Walter 4-27-09
GROUP BIO:
(SEE GROUP MEMBERS PAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BIO)
The Green River Boys
from western North Carolina started as a group by getting
together on Tuesday nights at the home of Charles Jones.
Jones who was the original banjo player of the group along
with Fred Lyons, bass-man Ireland Brown and
CA Morgan played their instruments, while Bruce Cole
and later James coot McDowell sang those old time
gospel songs in late 1999 towards the end of the year. In December 1999 the green river boys were invited to
perform at the Saluda family restaurant (now
Shaffer's grill)
in Saluda, NC. This is a gig that
we have continued every other weekend since, to the delight
of local residents and travelers and truckers passing
through or visiting the Carolinas.
In January 2000 Bruce Cole invited local gospel DJ James Metcalf to join with the group on a few songs ,and eventually, James became a regular vocalist with the group.
In the spring of 2000 both CA Morgan and Charles Jones decided to leave the group and James Metcalf asked his pastor at the time at Fork Creek Baptist church in Saluda, rev. Walter Gordon to fill in until they could find another, feeling that Walter would probably not be interested in being a permanent member.
James was wrong and Walter has been with the group since throughout the years of the G.R.B. The group has recorded four CD's "Ready to Go" (2000) from fresh tracks productions, "Live at the Inman Gospel Theater" (2003)with living legends promotions from Nashville Tennessee and '' The GRB Live in T.R.".(2005) recorded with Crosstrax productions. "One Drop of Water" (2007)recorded by Bob Dennis at award artist studios. These recordings have sold greatly and have received airplay on at least a half dozen radio stations in the two Carolina’s and Tennessee, Missouri Virginia and Georgia.
The Green River
Boys have shared the stage with many nationally know gospel
and bluegrass groups including The Primitive qt, The Jody
Brown Indian family, Standing Tall, Mike Upright, Naomi and
the Sego's, The Singing Echoes, The Hoskins family, The
Hayes family, The Redeemed, The Melody Aires, The Jimmy
Justice family, and Furman Boyce and Harmony Express ,the
Jason Camp family,WatkinsFamily ,THE REGGIE
SADDLER FAMILY AND THE PRINCIPLES.
The group has been featured on some of the areas biggest
events including Farm City day and Music on Main street in
Hendersonville, the Green Creek Heritage festival, Coon Dog
Day in Saluda, the Columbus fire dept. BBQsing,
, classic events in Travelers Rest SC., Saluda’s 150th
anniversary social,Dacusville farm days, the singing for the
soldiers events ,Dove Broadcasting television networks,,Niteline numerous churches, community events, and
nursing homes. and revivals Original member CA Morgan has
since passed away in 2006.
the
grb continues its saga almost nine years later, TO DATE THE
GRB HAS PERFORMED IN OVER 160 DIFFERENT VENUES
** SPECIAL NOTES OF TRIVIA
James Metcalf and Coot McDowell both traveled with the group
the Southern Mountaineers at different times.
Bruce’s daughter Erin returned from Iraq after a tour of
duty with the marine corp. she is now out of the service
THE great great grandfathers of both Walter (Samuel Gordon) and James (Davis met.) are buried in the Metcalf graveyard near James' home
Walter Gordon pastored five out of the nine Baptist churches in Saluda NC , his RECENT church New Hope Baptist in Candler NC. is the only church he has pastored outside of Saluda in 30+ years of ministry. HE is now back at fork creek!
Ireland brown IS an amateur pilot / he also built experimental planes and helicopters in his home garage.
Fred Lyons nephew of old time fiddler Tommy Jarell along with Fred’s brothers perform annually at the Tommy Jarrell festival held in Mount Airy NC. every February. It is a major event in Mt.Airy Andy Griffith’s hometown in which Mayberry is based on.
Ireland and Fred are both members of ''THE BARBERSHOP Boy's group of musicians that gather at the Helms Barbershop in FlatRock NCeach thursday,The Barbershop boys along with Fred and Ireland have been filmed for numerous television stations in NC,and have even been featured on the UNC tv network and nation wide on CBS THIS MORNING, a Chinese network show did a feature on them as well, Many newspapers have done stories on the barbershop jam in the past
COOT CONTINUES TO DO MASONRY WORK WITH HIS SONS AND GRANDSONS EVEN IN HIS 70'S
BRUCE COLE AND HIS WIFE JULIE MINISTER TO THE HENDERSON RESCUE MISSION ON 7TH AVENUE EVERY WED NIGHT WITH MUSIC
GRB on the Web
Special!
Ireland and Fred on CBS , read more
here!
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