Moore
Jason Moore, of Sideline, a long-time veteran of the Bluegrass and Americana scene, passed away this past week.
The group was getting ready to perform at the Highlands PAC, this Friday, before his unexpected death.
Moore first started working in bluegrass with James King in 1993, was part of the award winning “Bed By the Window” project and several other King projects. Moore had been on three Grammy nominated projects and was nominated for Bass Player of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards four times to go with winning Recorded Event of the Year twice and Gospel Event of the Year.
“The sympathies of all his fans in Highlands go out to his family and his treasured band,” Highlands PAC director Mary Adair Trumbly said.
Due to the death of Moore, Sideline has cancelled its show for this Friday.
Blue Highway will be performing in their place, Friday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m.
Adair said tickets for Sideline will be honored for the Blue Highway performance.
The band has earned a collective 28 IBMA Awards, six SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, plus three Grammy nominations. The band was nominated for IBMA’s 2020 Vocal Group of the Year and Song of the Year Award.
The band’s latest album “Somewhere Far Away: Silver Anniversary” has charted two number 1 songs to date and is available online. “Both Ends of the Train” was nominated for IBMA’s 2020 Song of the Year.
Blue Highway charted the Most Radio Airplay of any Bluegrass Artist in 2014, per the 2014 Bluegrass Today Radio Airplay Chart, storming national airplay charts with their heralded album The Game, which topped multiple charts, including reigning at number 1 for 7 consecutive months on the Bluegrass Unlimited Album Chart, and was named the #1 Bluegrass Album of the Year by critic Daniel Mullins in his end of the year Top 20 Albums of 2014 list in Bluegrass Today.
For information about tickets, visit highlandspac.org.
- By Christopher Lugo