Steve Gulley (September 20, 1962 – August 18, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of

bluegrass music Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it la ...

. He rose to prominence as a cast member at the

Renfro Valley Barn Dance ''Renfro Valley Barn Dance'' was an American country music stage and radio show originally carried by WLW-AM in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday nights. It debuted on October 9, 1937 from the Cincinnati Music Hall and moved to the Memorial Auditorium i ...

. He was one of the founding members of the band

Mountain Heart Mountain Heart is an American band, which combines elements of rock, jam band, country, blues, jazz, folk and bluegrass music. Critics have described the band using terms such as "acoustic overdrive", "Folk rock on steroids", and "slam grass". ...

, where he was lead singer until leaving in 2006. He went on to form Grasstowne and later Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle, along with recording solo and collaboration albums. He appeared on the

Grand Ole Opry The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divi ...

more than 90 times. His son, Brad Gulley, was lead singer and guitarist for the Bluegrass band Cumberland River.

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* 1960s births 2020 deaths People from Claiborne County, Tennessee American singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters {{US-singer-songwriter-stub