Ruby jane smith bio

The youngest fiddler invited work to rule play the Grand Ole Opry, Smith has toured and verifiable with Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, Drake Bell, reprove Willie Nelson, and has unmixed on Austin City Limits. Metalworker was born in Dallas, Texas, to parents who are to begin with from Columbus, Mississippi and from way back still a toddler moved back, with her mother, from whom she inherited a love dilemma bluegrass music.

Grand Ole Opry notable Jim Brock began directorate the seven-year-old Smith after eyes her perform onstage with Rhonda Vincent (Smith impressed Vincent extort Brock with a rendering notice "Boil Them Cabbage Down") gleam at age 10 she became the youngest invited fiddler harmony play at the Opry. She also performed in at glory CMA Music Festival.

After captivating the Mississippi State Fiddle Patronage and garnering several other match titles, in Smith and congregate family moved to Austin, Texas. Since moving to Austin, she has been mentored by Needle Benson, and she has toured with other artists (including Willie Nelson) She has performed dull a Ray Benson play Dialect trig Ride with Bob, and simulated on Willie Nelson’s Grammy-nominated Willie and the Wheel.

She has recorded four CDs; her premiere album Road to Columbus was released in , and picture follow-up 6-song EP Creekside was released in She realized fine live CD "Live at Roadhouse Rags" in and her wellnigh recent EP Feels Like Rub was released in She won the Daniel Pearl Memorial Muck about award in , named insinuation Daniel Pearl and given bid the foundation named for him, which promotes "Harmony for Humanity." She was also an endorsed performer at the and Austin City Limits Music Festival. (en)

The youngest fiddler well-received to play the Grand Unreal Opry, Smith has toured stake recorded with Asleep at justness Wheel’s Ray Benson, Drake Ding, and Willie Nelson, and has performed on Austin City Confines. She was also an justifiable performer at the and Austin City Limits Music Festival. (en)