The Earls of Leicester is an American bluegrass group, assembled by Jerry Douglas in 2013 to present the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and their band the Foggy Mountain Boys to a contemporary audience. Their eponymous debut album earned a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015.
The band's name is a play on words: The English city Leicester is pronounced "Lester", the same as Flatt's first name, and Scruggs' first name is "Earl".
Members Current Jerry Douglas - Dobro Shawn Camp - lead vocals and guitar Charlie Cushman - banjo and guitars Johnny Warren - vocals and fiddle Daniel Kimbro - vocals and bass Jeff White - mandolin and vocals
Former Tim O'Brien - mandolin, vocals Barry Bales - bass, vocals
Discography Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Grass US USHeat The Earls of Leicester Release date: September 16, 2014 Label: Rounder Records 1 159 3US: 17,000 Rattle & Roar Release date: August 12, 2016 Label: Rounder – – – Live at the CMA Theater Release date: September 28, 2018 Label: Rounder – – – "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
Other appearances Year Song Album 2018 "In the Summertime" King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
Awards The Earls and their engineer/mixer, Bil Vorndick, received a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Bluegrass Album for their album The Earls of Leicester. The band was awarded Album of the year, Gospel recorded performance of the year, instrumental group of the year, and entertainer of the year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2015. They were again awarded IBMA Entertainer of the year in 2016 and 2017.
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