Doobie Shea Records

Doobie Shea Records was a record label featuring independent bluegrass artists. Founded in 1988 by Tim Austin, the label was shut down in 2004.^[2] Artists who have recorded on the label included Dale Ann Bradley, Marty Raybon, Dan Tyminski, the Lonesome River Band, and Mountain Heart and a local band named with logo."[No Id]" with guitarist/writer/singer,Michael E. Wilson with a 5-song demo..." Only just a dream". It was based in Boones Mill, Virginia and distributed by Select-O-Hits.^[2]

Doobie Shea Records
Founded	1988 (1988)
Founder	Tim Austin[1]
Status	Defunct
Distributor(s)	Select-O-Hits
Country of origin	United States

History

Doobie Shea Records was founded in 1988 by Tim Austin, a former musician who traveled with the Bluegrass Cardinals in the late 1970s^[3] and a founding member of the Lonesome River Band.^[4] The label's first critically acclaimed project was the Stanley Tradition, nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album and an IBMA award.^[3] Shortly after the release of the group's first album, the label's studio burned down.^[5] The studio then moved from Ferrum in Virginia to Boones Mill.^[3]

Roster

• Dale Ann Bradley^[6]
• Dan Tyminski
• Mountain Heart
• Rickie Simpkins
• Marty Raybon
• Scottie Sparks^[7]
• Jeanette Williams^[7]
• Ernie Thacker^[7]
• Kane's River^[7]
• The Grasshoppers^[7]
• The Lonesome River Band^[7]
• The Hall Twins and the Westerners
• NO ID (identification) Michael Wilson,

Jeff Sartin, Donnie Hughes, Andy Pardon, Randy Yeatts. < year 1990> Reidsville Nc/Danville Va