Chris Jones & The Night Drivers - "Blues Stay Away From Me" (Delmore Brothers Tribute)

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers perform "Blues Stay Away From Me" in the studio for A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers — available now on Billy Blue Records. 🎧 Stream the full album: https://listen.billybluerecords.com/v... ▶️ Watch every performance:    • Delmore Brothers Tribute – A Century of St...   ABOUT THE SONG "Blues Stay Away From Me" is the Delmore Brothers' most famous record. Written by Alton and Rabon with harmonica player Wayne Raney and King Records producer Henry Glover, it went to #1 on Billboard's country chart in 1949 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007. Its slow, bluesy shuffle crossed every line there was — it's been recorded by the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, Doc Watson and countless others — and it's a big part of why historians credit the Delmores with helping to lay the groundwork for rock 'n' roll. ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE Chris Jones & The Night Drivers are one of bluegrass music's most respected bands — tasteful, song-first and deeply rooted in tradition. Chris, a longtime SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction host and an award-winning songwriter and vocalist, knows this history as well as anyone, and the band gives the Delmores' signature blues the smooth, unhurried treatment it deserves. ABOUT THE PROJECT In 1926, Alton and Rabon Delmore — two sons of tenant farmers from Elkmont, Alabama — played a fiddle contest in nearby Athens. It was the start of a partnership that carried them to the Grand Ole Opry in 1933, onto more than 200 recorded sides for Bluebird, Decca and King, and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Alton's six-string guitar weaving around Rabon's four-string tenor guitar, their close brother harmony, and songs steeped in the blues became a blueprint for the Louvin Brothers, the Everly Brothers, bluegrass, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll. Bob Dylan has said the Delmores influenced every harmony he ever tried to sing. A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers marks that centennial with 15 Delmore songs recorded by some of the finest voices in bluegrass and country. Produced by Jerry Salley; executive produced by the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in conjunction with the Athens State University Foundation. "The Delmore Brothers are a national treasure whose songs, harmonies, musicianship, and pioneering spirit helped shape the very foundation of American roots music." — Jerry Salley, producer TRACKLIST 1. Honey, I'm Ramblin' Away – Junior Sisk & Don Rigsby 2. I've Got The Big River Blues – Marty Raybon & Jimmy Fortune 3. When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing – Doyle Lawson & Jerry Salley 4. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar – Trey Hensley & Del McCoury 5. Put Me On The Trail To Carolina – The Malpass Brothers 6. Brown's Ferry Blues – The SteelDrivers 7. Will You Be Lonesome Too? – The Grascals ft. Charlie McCoy 8. Field Hand Man – Wood Box Heroes 9. Hillbilly Boogie – Alex Miller & Carson Peters 10. The Fugitive's Lament – Riders In The Sky 11. Blue Railroad Train – Bradley Walker & Ricky Skaggs 12. Life's Too Short – The Gibson Brothers 13. Blues Stay Away From Me – Chris Jones & The Night Drivers 14. Bound For The Shore – Appalachian Road Show 15. Sweet, Sweet Thing – Darin & Brooke Aldridge ft. Charlie McCoy 🎧 Stream / download the album: https://listen.billybluerecords.com/v... ▶️ Watch every performance from the project:    • Delmore Brothers Tribute – A Century of St...   🔔 Subscribe to Billy Blue Records:    / @billybluerecords   🌐 https://billybluerecords.com Album: A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers Label: Billy Blue Records Producer: Jerry Salley (P) & (C) 2026 Billy Blue Records. All rights reserved. #DelmoreBrothers #Bluegrass #BillyBlueRecords #ChrisJonesAndTheNightDrivers #BluesStayAwayFromMe