Chris Stuart
Chris Stuart is an American songwriter, writer, guitarist, and old-time banjo player who grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and leads the Southern California band Chris Stuart & Backcountry. He won the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest in 1993 in both the bluegrass and gospel categories. His songs have been recorded by Claire Lynch, Dale Ann Bradley, Doyle Lawson, Bobby Osborne, Michael Cleveland, and Danny Paisley. With Ivan Rosenberg he won IBMA Song of the Year in 2009 for "Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away," and he was IBMA Print Media Person of the Year in 2008 for his magazine writing.
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- Bluegrass Yules (No. 14)