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Tammy Rogers has been playing fiddle since she was a child. The daughter of
bluegrass musicians, she trained classically as a teenager, won a full
scholarship to Southern Methodist University, and has a degree in performance
from Belmont University. Her talents range across the board, from her instrumental
prowess (in styles from bluegrass to Celtic to classical) to singing and songwriting.
 Born in Tennessee but raised in a Dallas suburb, she began her post-college
Nashville career when she joined Patty Loveless' backing band, and drew lots
of attention with a subsequent gig in Trisha Yearwood's band. She also toured
with such artists as Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Randy Travis, Maria McKee and
Rosie Flores--consistently racking up good reviews in the process.
Her road work led her to being an in-demand studio musician, and she has recorded
with Peter Case, Iris Dement (cool--my other favorite female singer!), Neil Diamond,
Radney Foster, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Wynonna, Jim Lauderdale, Danni Leigh, Buddy and
Julie Miller, Randy Scruggs, and many of the same artists with whom she has
toured--including Kieran Kane on his last Atlantic record. She took the job with Kieran
despite having the ability to make more money elsewhere, because she wanted
to be a part of the kind of art Kieran and his circle were producing. This
decision led her to become a part of Dead Reckoning early in its formation,
and she’s released three albums for the label: In the Red, Tammy
Rogers, and Speed of Love.
She wrote most of the songs on her three albums, as well as Terri Clark's hit
"A Little Gasoline," and can write and perform in virtually any genre of music.
Her "Pearl Earrings" is a standout on the A Night of Reckoning album (which
features all the Dead Reckoners performing together)--its lyrical structure
and minor key composition are a perfect modernization of the old English folk
ballad style--a great song that merits repeated playing!
She recently contributed to the soundtrack to the film Songcatcher.
What the Critics Say
In the Red:
"The refreshing In the Red
is one of the more unique albums you'll come across this year.
Highly recommended."--Al Riess, Dirty Linen
Tammy Rogers:
"Tammy Rogers' self-titled release on Dead
Reckoning is ambitious and smart."--Beverly Greenfield, acousticmusic.com
“This solo debut is one of the best releases of the year, and establishes
Tammy Rogers as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist of the first
order."--Michael Parrish, Dirty Linen
"As a lyricist, Tammy Rogers explores nuances that few but the
best writers see."--Stephen A. Ide, @Country
Featured Discography
Solo
In the Red, 1995
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Reckoning.
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Tammy Rogers, 1996
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The Speed of Love, 1999
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Reckoning.
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With The Dead Reckoners
A Night of Reckoning, 1997
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Appearances on Other CDs
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| Al Anderson |
Pay
Before You Pump (1996) |
Fiddle, Violin, Vocals (bg) |
| Nina Astrom |
Matter of Time (1993) |
Fiddle, Violin, Cello, Viola |
| Nina Astrom |
Moods (1995) |
Viola |
| Matraca Berg |
Sunday Morning to Saturday Night (1997) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Viola |
| Joni Bishop |
Everyday
Miracles (1996) |
Violin |
| Joni Bishop |
Threads
(1997) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Thom Bishop |
Feed
Me a Dream (1996) |
Violin, Viola |
| BlackHawk |
Spirit
Dancer (2002) |
Fiddle |
| Bluegrass All-Stars |
Bluegrass
All-Stars Play Country (2003) |
Fiddle |
| John Bunzow |
Darkness
and Light (2002) |
Violin, Viola |
| Marge Calhoun |
Freedom on Captivity |
Mandolin |
| Peter Case |
Sings
Like Hell (1993) |
Violin |
| Crossway |
Walk
on Water Kind of Day (2002) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Iris Dement |
The
Way I Should (1996) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Violin, Cello, Viola |
| Neil Diamond |
Tennessee
Moon (1996) |
Fiddle |
| Neil Diamond |
In
My Lifetime (1996) |
Musician |
| Chris Dicroce |
Brand
New Fool (1999) |
Violin |
| Rosie Flores |
Once
More With Feeling (1993) |
Fiddle |
| Rosie Flores |
Dance
Hall Dreams (1999) |
Mandolin, Viola, Vocals, Vocals (bg) |
| Rosie Flores |
Speed
of Sound (2001) |
Violin |
| Rosie Flores |
Bandera
Highway (2004) |
Fiddle |
| Radney Foster |
See
What You Want to See (1999) |
Viola |
| Ashley Gearing |
Can
You Hear Me When I Talk to You (2003)
|
Fiddle |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
One
Endless Night (2000) |
Fiddle |
| John Wesley Harding |
John
Wesley Harding's New Deal (1996) |
Violin, Cello |
| Mike Henderson |
Edge
of Night (1996) |
Fiddle |
| Duane Jarvis |
D.J.'s
Front Porch (1994) |
Violin, Viola |
| Duane Jarvis |
Delicious
(2003) |
Violin, Viola |
| Wynonna Judd |
Other
Side (1997) |
Fiddle |
| Kieran Kane |
Dead
Rekoning (1995) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals (bg) |
| Kieran Kane |
Six
Months, No Sun (1998) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Viola, Vocals |
| Kieran Kane |
Shadows
on the Ground (2002) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals |
| Cheri Knight |
Northeast
Kingdom (1998) |
Fiddle |
| Chris Knight |
Chris
Knight (1998) |
Viola |
| Chris Knight |
Pretty
Good Guy (2001) |
Mandolin, Violin, Viola |
| Chris Knight |
Jealous
Kind (2003) |
Violin, Viola |
| Jim Lauderdale |
Onward
Through It All (1999) |
Fiddle |
| Danni Leigh |
29
Nights (1998) |
Fiddle |
| Patty Loveless |
On
Your Way Home (2003) |
Vocals (backgr) |
| The Corb Lund Band |
Five
Dollar Bill (2002) |
Fiddle, Arranger |
| Charlie Major |
444
(2000) |
Fiddle, Viola |
| Daniel Lee Martin |
All
That I Am (2003) |
Violin, Viola |
| Janet Martin |
Cloud
Cover (1997) |
Fiddle |
| Jerry Dale McFadden |
This
Girl (1999) |
Violin |
| Buddy Miller |
Your
Love and Other Lies (1995) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Buddy Miller |
Poison
Love (1997) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Buddy & Julie Miller |
Buddy
& Julie Miller (2001) |
Mandolin |
| Buddy Miller |
Midnight
and Lonesome (2002) |
Fiddle |
| Dean Miller |
Dean
Miller (1997) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Viola |
| Julie Miller |
Invisible
Girl (1996) |
Mandolin, Violin |
| Julie Miller |
Blue
Pony (1997) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Geoff Moore |
Geoff
Moore (1999) |
Violin |
| Caryl Mack Parker |
Caryl
Mack Parker (1996) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Doug Powell |
Ballad
of the Tin Men (1996) |
Strings |
| Randy Scruggs |
Crown
of Jewels (1998) |
Fiddle, Mandolin |
| Paul Shanklin |
Executive
Privileges (1998) |
Fiddle |
| Paul Shanklin |
Simply
Reprehensible (1999) |
Fiddle |
| Paul Shanklin |
Vice
Vice Baby (2000) |
Violin |
| Todd Snider |
Happy
to Be Here (2000) |
Strings |
Johnny Staats Project
|
Wires
& Wood (2000) |
Violin, Viola |
| Barry & Holly Tashian |
Straw
into Gold (1994) |
Fiddle, Vocals |
| Chip Taylor |
London
Sessions Bootleg (2000) |
Fiddle |
| Pam Tillis |
All
of This Love (1995) |
Fiddle |
| Pam Tillis |
RCA
Country Legends (2002) |
Fiddle |
| Greg Trooper |
Popular
Demons (1998) |
Fiddle |
| Kevin Welch |
Life
Down Here on Earth (1995) |
Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Viola, Vocals |
| Susan Werner |
New
Non-Fiction (2001) |
Mandolin |
| Victoria Williams |
Loose
(1994) |
Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Vocals (bg) |
| Victoria Williams |
Sings
Some Ol' Songs (2002) |
Viola |
| Original Soundtrack |
Songcatcher
(2001) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
Strong
Hand of Love: Tribute to Mark Heard (1994) |
Viola, Vocals (bg) |
| Various Artists |
Out
on the Rolling Sea (1995) |
Violin, Viola |
| Various Artists |
Not
Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly (1996) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
Star
of Wonder: Country Christmas (1996) |
Viola |
| Various Artists |
American
Songbook (1996) |
Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals |
| Various Artists |
Peace
in the Valley (1997) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
Steel
Rails (1997) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
Uprooted:
The Best of Roots Country (1998) |
Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals |
| Various Artists |
Awesome
God (1998) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
New
Highway (1999) |
Performer |
| Various Artists |
Believe:
A Christmas Collection (2000) |
Fiddle |
| Various Artists |
Dressed
In Black: Tribute to Johnny Cash (2002) |
Viola |
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