Press Release
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RALEIGH, NC   (11/1/06)  Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road announced today that Jerry Butler has joined Carolina Road as lead singer and guitar player.  All current band members remain the same including, Lorraine Jordan (mandolin and lead/tenor vocals); David Guthrie (guitar and tenor vocals); Ben Greene (banjo and baritone vocals); Josh Goforth (fiddle); and Todd Meade (bass and bass vocals). Jordan said, “We are very proud to have Jerry join us and we’ll always stay true to the traditional sound our fans have become accustomed to.” 

Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road are currently enjoying the success of their new album, A Stop in South Port Towne on Blue Circle Records.  The current single from that album, Tupelo County Jail is #28 on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey Top 30 Singles for November 2006.   

Jerry Butler began playing music in the Knoxville, Tennessee area when he was 12 years old in a band called the Knoxville Newgrass Boys that also included classmate Phil Leadbetter.  He has also performed with Lynwood Lunsford and the Misty Valley Boys, The Joe Isaacs Band and the Blue Valley Boys.  Most recently he performed lead vocals and guitar with Pine Mountain Railroad. Butler is currently featured on lead vocals on their single Beyond the Rain, currently #9 on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey.  Butler is proud to endorse GHS Strings, Mike Long Guitars, Custom Inlay and Paige Capos.  He currently resides in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife and three daughters.

To learn more about Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, please visit:
www.CarolinaRoadBand.com
www.myspace.com/carolinaroadband
www.BlueCircleRecords.com