Ronnie Bowman
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Sep 29, 2026
speaker_1HOST
Absolutely.
speaker_1HOST
Plus, he collaborated with the late Ronnie Bowman.
speaker_1HOST
That must carry a lot of emotional weight for him.
speaker_0HOST
Yeah, it's both a tribute and a personal journey.
CharlotteCORRESPONDENT
The current lineup also includes Jesse Smathers on guitar and vocals, Adam Miller on mandolin and vocals, Mike Hartgrove on fiddle, and Cameron Keller on bass.
CharlotteCORRESPONDENT
Over the years, the Lonesome River Band has been home to a remarkable list of musicians, including Dan Tominski, Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby, Kenny Smith, and Ricky Simpkins, and the group has remained influential through several generations of bluegrass players.
CharlotteCORRESPONDENT
This week, they make the highest debut on the countdown, entering at number seven.
CharlotteCORRESPONDENT
I'm Charlotte at the Research Desk in Sydney.
Stephen MouginGUEST
And you had this sort of sub-genre of mash bluegrass that was developing in that same time frame.
Stephen MouginGUEST
And watching those things come together, watching Ronnie Bowman move from Lost and Found to the Lonesome River Band, and, you know, watching as the players, as the chessboard moved around... how those tunes all developed in their own unique ways.
Stephen MouginGUEST
I mean, I love that era of music.
Stephen MouginGUEST
And so it's very easy for me to put together a fun show.
Matt WickstromHOST
I absolutely love it.
Matt WickstromHOST
And it's actually a co-write, too, with Ronnie Bowman, who obviously we unfortunately lost earlier this year, I think in a, was it a motorcycle crash? Motorcycle, yeah.
Matt WickstromHOST
But do you mind telling me a little bit about getting to spend some time in the studio with him? Because I imagine that was maybe one of the last times.
Matt WickstromHOST
I don't know if it was the last time he had done something, but obviously maybe one of the last musical things he did before his tragic passing.
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Matt WickstromHOST
Manifest that we're starting right here.
Leah BlevinsGUEST
There you go.
Matt WickstromHOST
Um, transitioning into that, I know, um, near the end of that last segment, I was talking, asking you about a couple of legacy artists, you know, Loretta Lynn and Ronnie Bowman specifically.
Matt WickstromHOST
Um, I kind of wanted to touch on a couple of others here in a moment, but first before I do, um, Um, I wanted to ask you about your grandmother.
CharlotteCORRESPONDENT
I'm Charlotte at the Research Desk in Sydney.
Mike KearHOST
Our number 15 song, Caroline, was written by Laura Lee and Ronnie Bowman and it's an independent release.
speaker_10SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was born in Caroline Above the Surrey County line We grew up fast but we grew up fine At the foot of the hills in Caroline Picking blackberries as we walked along Tasted more than we ever took home Honeysuckle on the vine I go back there from time to time
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Dogwood trees and honeybees
Paul TrenwithHOST
And I've chosen the Lonesome River Band to play I'll Take the Blame, which is a Flatt & Scruggs song.
Paul TrenwithHOST
And the Lonesome River Band at the time was Ronnie Bowman on bass and the lead vocal, Dan Tominski on mandolin and harmony vocal, Tim Austin on guitar, and Sammy Shelaw on banjo.
Paul TrenwithHOST
And they were a great band.
speaker_0ADVERTISER
They did some wonderful music.