SHEFFIELD-Renowned country-bluegrass singer-songwriter Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time will headline the annual Jake Landers Bluegrass Concert at the Ritz Theatre Saturday, February 8 at 7PM. The concert includes local bluegrass artists Iron Horse who will be releasing a new CD of traditional bluegrass songs.
Larry Cordle is most famous for his song “Murder on Music Row” recorded by 
George Straight and Alan Jackson. Cordle’s songs have received Country Music Award nominations. He has also written songs for music legends Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Diamond Rio, and more. His band Lonesome Standard Time received a Grammy Award nomination for their debut album in 1992.
Iron Horse creates much of its own music, with an innate ability for cross-genre arrangements. Iron Horse has recorded tribute projects with CMH Records for bands like Metallica, Led Zepplin, Ozzy Osborne, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Guns and Roses, The Goo Goo Dolls, Hank Williams, and Black Label Society in their unique acoustical stylings.
The Bluegrass Concert was created in 2010 to honor Shoals bluegrass artist, Jake Landers. Landers performed at the Grand Ole Opry and was one of Bill Monroe’s “Blue Grass Boys.” He is an award-winning songwriter and Grammy nominee. Landers is an Alabama Music Hall of Fame Music Achiever and was inducted with the first class into the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
The Ritz Theatre is located at 111 W. Third Street, Sheffield, Alabama.
Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art,
511 N. Water Street in Tuscumbia, at 256-383-0533, www.tvaa.net or https://ritztheatre.ticketleap.com/jake-landers-bluegrass-concert-2020/.
All seats are reserved.
Media Release/Tennessee Valley Art Association
