![]() ![]() His musical influences are varied and include well-known artists Flatt & Scruggs, J. Then, in July of 1993, Steve, also known as ‘Big Man’, brought his banjo playing skills and emcee talents to IIIrd Tyme Out, being regarded as one of the best in the business. In March of 1985, Steve joined regional favorites, The Bass Mountain Boys, and stayed there until a job with The Lonesome River Band opened in 1992. After a few years of playing, he became friends with two other musicians in North Carolina by the name of Greg Luck and Wayne Benson, and the three jammed around together for several years at local festivals and bluegrass shows. He finally got his first banjo on his 12th birthday and he hasn’t been quite the same since. Steve fell in love with the banjo at the age of 10 after hearing a recording of Earl Scruggs playing Foggy Mountain Breakdown. About a month later, the family returned home to North Carolina, considered fertile ground to bluegrass banjo players. Steve Dilling Steve Dilling was born August 5, 1965, at Ramey Air Force Base, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, while his father was stationed there. When he’s not touring, Russell spends his time working in the band’s office, helping maintain their tour bus, and spending as much time as possible with his family and friends. with his wife, Carol (married November 16, 1985) and two sons, Taylor (born Dec. ![]() Russell has been awarded several ‘Male Vocalist’ awards to date-three of the most prestigious being the coveted ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). After six years, and seven recordings with Quicksilver, Russell left to help form IIIRD TYME OUT in 1991. In 1985, Russell went to work for the bluegrass band Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. ![]() After almost two years of living in Arlington, the ‘band’ moved east and settled in Asheville, North Carolina. Around 1982, he moved to Arlington, Texas, and helped form the bluegrass band ‘Southern Connection’. Russell, born December 21, 1963, began playing music around the age of eleven after being inspired by bluegrass greats ‘The Osborne Brothers’, and joined a regional band at the age of fifteen, playing concerts and festivals in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Originally from Pasadena, Texas (true home state of the ‘Whataburger’!!), he now lives near the foothills of the north Georgia mountains in Cumming. Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out Individual Biographies Russell Moore As a founding member of IIIRD TYME OUT, Russell has seen the group expand, and evolve, from where it started to where it has risen today. ![]()
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