Bowman, John

JOHN R. BOWMAN

  • From Mt. Airy, North Carolina; lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee
  • Plays all the bluegrass instruments: banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass
  • 1991, joined Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
  • 1992, joined Alison Krauss and Union Station (took Dan Tyminski’s place for 15 months)
  • 1994, married Becky Isaacs and joined the Isaacs
  • 2000, released Remember Me album (Mountain Home).
  • 2003, released Take This Road album (Mountain Home).
  • 2004, left the Isaacs to be a stay-at-home dad for his children. He also taught 4th grade at a local Christian school in LaFollette, Tennessee.
  • 2008, joined J.D. Crowe and the New South, playing bass
  • 2009, formed The Boxcars with Adam Steffey and Ronnie Stewart.
  • 2011, released Family Chain: The Music of Joe Isaacs album (Mountain Home)
  • 2014, released Worship Him album (Mountain Home) and left the Boxcars to pursue his calling to the Christian ministry.