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.