Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out

Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out
Also known as	3TO 3xoutandmoore 3rd Tyme Out
Origin	Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Bluegrass Bluegrass Gospel
Years active	1994 - Present
Labels	Rebel/Rounder/Chateau Music Group/Rural Rhythm Records
Website	www.iiirdtymeout.com Fan Club
Members	Russell Moore Keith McKinnon Wayne Benson Blake Johnson Justen Haynes
Past members	Steve Dilling Edgar Loudermilk Ray Deaton Greg Luck Alan Perdue Mike Hartgrove Terry Baucom Lou Reid Alan Bibey Barry Abernathy

Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out (Formerly known as IIIrd Tyme Out) is a bluegrass band formed in 1991 in Cumming, Georgia. Consisting of Russell Moore (lead vocals and guitar), Keith McKinnon (vocals and banjo), Justen Haynes (vocals and fiddle), Wayne Benson (vocals and mandolin) and Blake Johnson (vocals and bass), the band has released thirteen albums and two greatest hits collections since 1991. A regular on bluegrass radio, their works have earned them many individual and group IBMA and SPBGMA award nominations including the prestigious IBMA Vocal Group of the Year award which they've won numerous times.

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Band Changes

In November 2013, banjo player Steve Dilling and bass player Edgar Loudermilk announced their intentions to leave IIIrd Tyme Out. Steve Dilling cited health reasons as his reason for leaving the band while Edgar Loudermilk decided to capitalize on a songwriting and solo CD push. ^[2] It was later announced that Keith McKinnon would be the new banjo player and Blake Johnson would be the new bass player. ^[3] The new lineup performed together on stage for the first time in January of 2014 in Galax, Virginia.

Touring

IIIrd Tyme Out headlined at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards show in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada in 1996 and again in 1998. ^{[4] [5]} They performed at the 4th Annual Willow Park Bluegrass Jamboree in Hagersville, Ontario, in August, 2002.^[6] In 2005 they performed at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.^[7] The band toured as part of the Bluegrass Sundays Winter Concert Series organized by the Northern Bluegrass Committee in Ontario, Canada in 2011. ^[8]

IIIrd Tyme Out continues to maintain a busy touring schedule, which can be found on the band's website. ^[9]

Awards

• The Independent Music Awards: Best Country/Bluegrass Song: "My Lord's Gonna Be There"^[10]
• IBMA Vocal Group of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,^[11] 2000^[12]
• IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year: Russell Moore - 1994, 1997, 2010^[13]
• SPBGMA Bluegrass Vocal Group & Contemporary Gospel Group: 2001^[14]

Full List^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Grass	US	US Heat	US Indie
IIIrd Tyme Out	Release date: 1991 Label: Rebel Records	—	—	—	—
Puttin' New Roots Down	Release date: 1992 Label: Rebel Records	—	—	—	—
Grandpa's Mandolin	Release date: 1993 Label: Rebel Records	—	—	—	—
Letter to Home	Release date: 1996 Label: Rounder Records	—	—	—	—
Living on the Other Side	Release date: 1997 Label: Rounder Records	—	—	—	—
Live at the Mac	Release date: April 7, 1998 Label: Rounder Records	—	—	—	—
John & Mary	Release date: October 5, 1999 Label: Rounder Records	—	—	—	—
Back to the Mac	Release date: October 2, 2001 Label: Rounder Records	—	—	—	—
Singing on Streets of Gold	Release date: 2002 Label: Chateau Music Group	—	—	—	—
The Best Durn Ride	Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Chateau Music Group	13	—	—	—
Round III at the MAC	Release date: October 3, 2006 Label: Chateau Music Group	—	—	—	—
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out	Release date: May 19, 2009 Label: Rural Rhythm Records	6	—	—	—
Prime Tyme	Release date: October 24, 2011 Label: Rural Rhythm Records	8	—	—	—
Timeless Hits from the Past: Bluegrassed	Release date: January 7, 2013 Label: Cracker Barrel	1	161	1	18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

Title	Album details
Erase the Miles	Release date: January 20, 2004 Label: Rebel Records
Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Compilation	Release date: 2007 Label: Rounder Records

References

1. "IIIrd Tyme Out Website". iiirdtymeout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
2. IIIrd Tyme Out's Facebook Page
3. http://iiirdtymeout.com/www/?p=1629
4. Report in Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, December 1996
5. Report in Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February 1998
6. 4th Annual Willow Park Bluegrass Jamboree program, August 2002
7. "Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival", Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, October 2005
8. "Bluegrass Sundays" concert program, Northern Bluegrass Committee, 2012
9. http://iiirdtymeout.com/www/?page_id=325
10. Independent Music Awards - 3rd Annual Winners
11. Bluegrass Awards Crown McCory, Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 October 1999). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 30–. ISSN 00062510 (Warning: Check ISSN).
12. "International Bluegrass Music Association- Past Recipients". IBMA. February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
13. "International Bluegrass Music Association- Past Recipients". IBMA. February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
14. "SMT News". SPBGMA. February 5, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
15. "Biographies". IIIrd Tyme Out. March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.