Acoustic Endeavers

ACOUSTIC ENDEAVORS

  • Based in Jonesboro, Tennessee (later Nashville and most recently, Roanoke, Virginia)
  • Formed in 1994 by Warren Amberson (bass) and Kelly Green (guitar).
  • Amberson performed with the U.S. Army Bluegrass Band in Europe (the first Army bluegrass band in history).
  • Several members of the band attended East Tennessee State University (either students or alumni).
  • Band members have included Glen Rose, Tommy Austin, John Golden, Tommy Morse, Tim Laughlin, Ernie Power, Randy Utterbach and others.
  • 2000, added banjo player John Lawless of AcuTab Publications and Bluegrass Today.
  • 2014, vocalist and guitarist Kelly Green left the group due to problems with her voice (a neurological disorder called spasmodic dysfonia).