Gray, J.T.

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J. T. GRAY

  • From Corinth, Mississippi. Lived in Nashville.
  • He was best known as the owner of the Station Inn (Nashville bluegrass and acoustic music venue).
  • As a performer, he recorded and toured with many bands including Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys, Vassar Clements, The Sullivan Family, Tom T. Hall and his own band, the Misty Mountain Boys.
  • 2003, received an IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award for his contributions to bluegrass music (as owner of the Station Inn).
  • 2005, released album It’s About Time album (no label) accompanied by many of the musicians who perform regularly at the Station Inn.
  • 2020, he was inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
  • 2021, died at the age of 75.