Chris Gray
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Chris Gray started taking fiddle lessons at the age of 14 from a local guy from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, Andy Spearman. He learned many tunes from Andy, turning him into one of the best hoedown fiddlers in the state of Tennessee. After taking lessons from Andy for a couple of years, Chris decided to try his hand at playing Bluegrass Music. He joined up with his first band at the age of 17, called The Weathers Family. The Weathers Family was a traditional Bluegrass band that traveled all throughout the South. It was while playing with the Weathers Family that Chris started taking interest in fiddle players such as Chubby Wise, Paul Warren, Tommy Jackson, and Kenny Baker. He went out and bought every record, tape, and CD he could and tried to learn every break and note they ever played, turning him into the fiddle player he is today. Over the years, Chris has won several contests throughout the South, some of those wins being the Indiana State Fiddle Championship (twice), the Tennessee Valley Regional traditional fiddle Championship in Athens, Alabama, the West Tennessee State Junior Fiddle Championship, and The Alabama Adult Fiddle Championship. He has also ranked in the top 5 in the states of Georgia and Mississippi, as well as ranking in the top 5 in the traditional fiddle at the Grand Masters. Over the years, Chris has become a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, mandolin, bass, and banjo, winning a few awards on those instruments as well. A versatile musician, Chris is skilled in both Old-Time and Bluegrass music styles. Chris has many influences and he tries to learn something off of every musician he meets along his way. Chris's high energy fiddle playing has made him one of the most prominent fiddle players in the South.