The Earls of Leicester (band)
# The Earls of Leicester (band)

The Earls of Leicester is an American bluegrass group, assembled by Jerry Douglas in 2013 to present the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and their band the Foggy Mountain Boys to a contemporary audience. Their eponymous debut album earned a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015.

The band's name is a play on words: The English city Leicester is pronounced "Lester", the same as Flatt's first name, and Scruggs' first name is "Earl".

## Members

### Current

* Jerry Douglas - Dobro
* Shawn Camp - lead vocals and guitar
* Charlie Cushman - banjo and guitars
* Johnny Warren - vocals and fiddle
* Daniel Kimbro - vocals and bass
* Jeff White - mandolin and vocals

### Former

* Tim O'Brien
* Barry Bales

## Discography

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US Grass | US | US Heat | Sales |
| The Earls of Leicester | Release date: September 16, 2014 Label: Rounder Records | 1 | 159 | 3 | US: 17,000 |
| Rattle & Roar | Release date: 12 August 2016 Label: Rounder | – | – | – | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory ||||||

## Awards

The Earls and their engineer/mixer, Bil Vorndick, received a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Bluegrass Album for their album The Earls of Leicester.

