A Veteran Sideman Goes Out On His Own

Over the past twenty-five years, Chris Davis has performed with some of the top-name bands in bluegrass music, including The Grascals, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Alecia Nugent, Junior Sisk, Larry Cordle, Larry Sparks, Wildfire, Melvin Goins, and Marty Raybon.  Additionally, he has performed with the country band Diamond Rio.  That is quite an impressive list!  Even though Chris has had tremendous success as a sideman, he has recently made the decision to form his own band and go out under his own name.   Making the decision to step out front and form your own band after performing as a sideman is sometimes a tough one.  Some musicians like the sideman role because they usually don’t have to deal with the headaches that come along with booking, promoting, and all of the other parts of the business side of music that come with running a band.  They are happy staying in that sideman role.  But Chris has made the decision to go his own way, and with his t