Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a session musician in

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as well as a record producer, arranger, and band leader.

Biography

Growing up in

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, Yudkin's father led a synagogue choir and his mother was the featured soloist. Yudkin studied violin privately for many years, but inspired by the example of

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, he was drawn to playing country music. Yudkin joined the band RD1, the house band at the Lone Star Cafe in

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. In the early 1980s, he moved to Nashville and joined

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's Paradise Band. Yudkin has worked with

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, John Hartford,

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, Robert Earl Keen,

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, Ty Herndon, Riders in the Sky,

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, and others. Yudkin co-produced Ty Herndon's 2007 album '' Right About Now''. Yudkin has composed feature-length film soundtracks, including '' Born Wild'' (2013) and ''Dug Up'' (2014). He was a member of the

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Band, along with Ginger Boatwright, Roger Rasnake, and David Grier. They recorded the albums ''What's That'' (1986) and ''Heartbreak Hotel'' (1989).

Discography

With Robert Earl Keen

* 1988: '' The Live Album'' ( Sugar Hill) * 1989: '' West Textures'' (Sugar Hill) * 1993: '' A Bigger Piece of Sky'' (Sugar Hill) * 1994: '' Gringo Honeymoon'' (Sugar Hill)

As producer

* 1994: Tim Malchak – ''Home Town'' (Full House) * 1996: Tim Malchak – ''The Coast is Clear'' (River Road) * 1998: Marge Calhoun – ''Freedom on Captivity'' (Wizewoman) * 2004: Wayne Warner – ''Doing Something Right'' (B-Venturous) * 2007: Ty Herndon – '' Right About Now'' (Pyramid)

Also appears on

1980s–1990s

* 1986:

Ed Bruce William Edwin Bruce Jr. (December 29, 1939 – January 8, 2021) was an American country music songwriter, singer, and actor. He was known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 cou ...

– ''Night Things'' (

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) * 1986: John Hartford – '' Annual Waltz'' ( Dot) * 1989: John Hartford – '' Down on the River'' (

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) * 1989: Karen Staley – ''Wildest Dreams'' ( MCA) * 1990:

Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer, October 22, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album '' I Am Shelby Lynne'' (1999) led to her winning the Grammy A ...

– ''Tough All Over'' (Epic) * 1990:

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a ...

– '' Heart Over Mind'' (

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) * 1991:

– '' Time Passes By'' ( Mercury / Polygram) * 1991: Ronna Reeves – ''Only the Heart'' (Mercury / Polygram) * 1992:

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– ''

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'' (

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) * 1992: Kathy Mattea – '' Lonesome Standard Time'' (Mercury) * 1993:

Band – ''Heartbreak Hotel'' (

) * 1993:

– ''Music Town'' (Sugar Hill) * 1993: Kathy Mattea – '' Good News'' (Mercury) * 1993: Kathy Mattea – '' Walking Away a Winner'' (Mercury) * 1993: Ronna Reeves – ''What Comes Naturally'' (Mercury) * 1995:

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– '' Dublin Blues'' (Asylum / Elektra) * 1995: Jars of Clay – '' Jars of Clay'' ( Silvertone) * 1996:

Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, six of her songs were Top 10 hits, three albums were certified gold, and one album ...

– '' Give Me Some Wheels'' (Liberty) * 1996: Paul Brandt – '' Calm Before the Storm'' (

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) * 1996:

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– '' It's What I Do'' ( Capitol Nashville) * 1997:

Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) known professionally as Trace Adkins, is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album ''Dreamin' Out Loud'', released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since t ...

– '' Big Time'' (Capitol Nashville) * 1997:

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– '' Sand and Water'' (Reprise) * 1997: Tom Dundee – ''Tom Dundee'' (Flyte) * 1997: Kathy Mattea – '' Love Travels'' (Mercury) * 1999: Trace Adkins – '' More...'' (Capitol Nashville) * 1999:

– '' Lonely Grill'' ( BNA) * 1999:

– '' She Rides Wild Horses'' (Dreamcatcher) * 1999: SHeDAISY – '' The Whole SHeBANG'' ( Lyric Street)

2000s

* 2000:

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– ''

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'' (RCA) * 2000: Lonestar- '' This Christmas Time'' (BNA) * 2000:

– ''

'' (Lyric Street) * 2000: Riders in the Sky – '' Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs'' (

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) * 2000: Kenny Rogers – '' There You Go Again'' (Dreamcatcher) * 2000: SHeDAISY – '' Brand New Year'' (Lyric Street) * 2001:

Chris Cagle Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on ''Billboard (magazine), Bill ...

– '' Play it Loud'' (Capitol) * 2001: Jewel – '' This Way'' (

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) * 2001: Lonestar – ''

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'' (BNA) * 2001:

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– '' Playing Favorites'' (Real West) * 2002: Kate Campbell – ''Monuments'' ( Evangeline) * 2002:

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– '' Cry'' (

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) * 2002:

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– ''

'' (

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) * 2002: Michael Martin Murphey – '' Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II'' (Real West) * 2002: Beth Nielsen Chapman – ''Deeper Still'' (

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) * 2002:

– '' Melt'' (Lyric Street) * 2002: SHeDAISY – '' Knock on the Sky'' (Lyric Street) * 2002:

– '' Up!'' (Mercury) * 2003: Trace Adkins – '' Comin' On Strong'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2003:

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– '' The Other Side'' (Word) * 2003: Wynonna Judd – '' What the World Needs Now is Love'' (

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) * 2003: Cerys Matthews – '' Cockahoop'' (

Blanco Y Negro Blanco y Negro Records (Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involve ...

) * 2003:

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, T ...

– '' Martina'' (RCA) * 2003: Kenny Rogers – '' Back to the Well'' (

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) * 2003:

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– '' The Dreamer'' (Warner Bros. Nashville) * 2003:

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– '' In This Skin'' ( Columbia) * 2004:

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– '' Horse of a Different Color'' (Warner Bros.) * 2004: Josh Gracin – '' Josh Gracin'' (Lyric Street) * 2004: Carolyn Dawn Johnson – ''

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'' (

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) * 2004: Lonestar – '' Let's Be Us Again'' (BNA) * 2004:

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– '' The System Has Failed'' (Sanctuary) * 2004: Gretchen Peters – ''Halcyon'' (Curb) * 2004: SHeDAISY – '' Sweet Right Here'' (Lyric Street) * 2004:

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban ( né Urbahn; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with four Grammy Awards, he has also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves Int ...

– '' Be Here'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2005: Trace Adkins – '' Songs About Me'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2005: Big & Rich – '' Comin' to Your City'' (Warner Bros. Nashville) * 2005:

– '' Anywhere but Here'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2005:

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– '' Chasin' Wild Trains'' (Corazong) * 2005:

– '' The Road to Here'' ( Equity Music Group) * 2005: Lonestar – '' Coming Home'' (BNA) * 2005: Martina McBride – '' Timeless'' (RCA) * 2005:

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– '' This Woman'' (Curb) * 2005:

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– '' Some Hearts'' (Arista Nashville) * 2005: Gretchen Wilson – '' All Jacked Up'' (Sony BMG) * 2005: Chely Wright – '' The Metropolitan Hotel'' (Painted Red / Dualtone) * 2006: Trace Adkins – '' Dangerous Man'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2006: Steve Holy – '' Brand New Girlfriend'' (Curb) * 2006:

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– '' White Trash with Money'' (Show Dog Nashville) * 2006: Lonestar – ''

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'' (BNA) * 2006: Martina McBride – '' Waking Up Laughing'' (RCA) * 2006:

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– ''

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'' ( Reunion) * 2006: Rascal Flatts – ''

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'' (Lyric Street) * 2006: Kenny Rogers – '' Water & Bridges'' (EMI / Capitol) * 2006: SHeDAISY – '' Fortuneteller's Melody'' (Lyric Street) * 2006:

– '' Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2007: Big & Rich – '' Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace'' (Warner Bros. Nashville) * 2007: Halfway to Hazard – '' Halfway to Hazard'' ( StyleSonic) * 2007: Toby Keith – '' Big Dog Daddy'' (Show Dog Nashville) * 2007: Toby Keith – '' A Classic Christmas'' (Show Dog Nashville) * 2007:

– ''My Christmas List'' ( Cracker Barrel) * 2007: LeAnn Rimes – ''

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'' (Curb) * 2007:

– '' Carnival Ride'' (Arista Nashville) * 2007: Gretchen Wilson – ''

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'' (Sony BMG Nashville) * 2007:

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– '' Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love'' (Big Machine) * 2008: Richard Bennett – '' Code Red Cloud Nine'' (Moderne Shellac) * 2008: Chris Cagle – '' My Life's Been a Country Song'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2008: Julianne Hough – '' Julianne Hough'' (Mercury) * 2008: Jewel – '' Perfectly Clear'' (Valory Music) * 2008: Jessica Simpson – '' Do You Know'' (Sony BMG) * 2008:

– '' Fearless'' (Big Machine) * 2009:

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– '' Free'' (Universal) * 2009: Rodney Atkins – '' It's America'' (Curb) * 2009:

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– '' Carolina'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2009:

– '' The Long Way Home'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2009:

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– '' All I Ever Wanted'' (RCA) * 2009: Jessie James – '' Jessie James'' (Mercury) * 2009: Jewel – ''

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) * 2009: Martina McBride – '' Shine'' (RCA / Sony) * 2009:

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– '' Love Is'' (

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) * 2009: Carrie Underwood – '' Play On'' (Arista Nashville)

2010s

* 2010: Angela Aki – ''

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'' (Epic) * 2010: Jewel – '' Sweet and Wild'' (Valory Music) * 2010:

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– '' All the Women I Am'' (Starstruck / Valory) * 2010:

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– ''Love Lives'' (Sony) * 2010: Chely Wright – '' Lifted Off the Ground'' (

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) * 2011:

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– ''The Dreaming Fields'' ( Dualtone) * 2011: Lady Antebellum – '' Own the Night'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2011:

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– '' Clear as Day'' (Mercury Nashville) * 2012: Big & Rich – '' Hillbilly Jedi'' (Warner Bros. Nashville) * 2012: Kix Brooks – '' New to This Town'' (Arista Nashville) * 2012: Lady Antebellum – '' On This Winter's Night'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2012:

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'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2012: Taylor Swift – ''

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'' (Big Machine) * 2012: Carrie Underwood – '' Blown Away'' (Arista Nashville) * 2013:

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– '' Closer to the Truth'' (Warner Bros.) * 2013: Lonestar – '' Life as We Know It'' (4 Star) * 2013: Cassadee Pope – '' Frame by Frame'' (Republic Nashville) * 2013:

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– ''

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'' (Mercury) * 2014: Dierks Bentley – '' Riser'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2014: Lucy Hale – '' Road Between'' (DMG Nashville) * 2015:

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– '' Chaos and the Calm'' (Republic) * 2015:

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– ''

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'' (Portrait) * 2015:

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– '' Start Here'' (Republic) * 2015:

– '' Love Somebody'' ( Nash Icon) * 2016:

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– '' They Don't Know'' (Sony) * 2016:

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Foy Vance Foy Best Vance (born 18 November 1974) is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland, signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records, Gingerbread Man record label. Vance has toured as a support act to British singer-songwrite ...

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