Bryan Sutton

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Bryan Sutton
Born	1973 Asheville, North Carolina
Origin	USA
Genres	Country, bluegrass
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar Banjo Mandolin
Years active	1997-present
Labels	Sugar Hill
Associated acts	Ricky Skaggs

Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar.

Sutton first came to prominence as part of Ricky Skaggs' bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work. In addition to Skaggs, Sutton has toured with the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Hot Rize, Chris Thile, Tony Rice and others.

Bryan was asked to join the seminal bluegrass quartet Hot Rize in 2002. He has toured with them ever since and has only missed one show since they reformed.

Bryan won a Grammy Award in 2007 for his guitar duet with Doc Watson on the bluegrass classic "Whiskey Before Breakfast". The song was recorded using 3 vintage Neumann microphones and a laptop in a Colorado hotel room by Engineer Phil Harris.

In 2007-08, Sutton toured with Chris Thile & The How to Grow a Band In 2011 Sutton began teaching guitar online at the School of Guitar, as part of the Academy of Bluegrass.

Bryan is one of the most in-demand session players in Nashville, and recently produced a record for Della Mae and the Cash Cabin.

Gear

Bryan plays a Bourgeois "Country Boy Deluxe" model dreadnought and also has his own signature model, the "Banjo Killer" slope-shouldered dreadnought. He also regularly performs with a 1940 Martin D-28.

Discography

Solo albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Bluegrass
Ready to Go	Release date: February 22, 2000 Label: Sugar Hill Records	—
Bluegrass Guitar	Release date: May 13, 2003 Label: Sugar Hill Records	—
Not Too Far from the Tree	Release date: March 14, 2006 Label: Sugar Hill Records	8
Almost Live	Release date: July 14, 2009 Label: Sugar Hill Records	9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards

2000 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
2003 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
2004 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
2005 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
2006 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year
2007 - Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for Whiskey Before Breakfast w/ Doc Watson
2011 - IBMA Guitar Player of the Year ^[1]

References

↑ "STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS NAMED IBMA ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR". International Bluegrass Music Association. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

External links

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Name	Sutton, Bryan
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	1973
Place of birth	Asheville, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

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