Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Named Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) in 2019, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have consistently delivered chart-topping radio hits and energetic performances for nearly 15 years. The Radio Ramblers are seen by tens of thousands of bluegrass fans every year and since 2013 have become regular guests on the historic Grand Ole Opry. Their previous album, For The Record, for the Nashville-based label Billy Blue Records, was a Top 5 Billboard hit and remained on the charts for a record 13 months, producing multiple top 10 singles. Their latest all-Gospel album, Somewhere Beyond The Blue is receiving rave reviews with multiple IBMA Award nominations. The band is also host of the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival, recently named IBMA's Event of the Year. In addition to band leader duties, Joe Mullins is an award-winning radio broadcaster who can be heard daily across the globe via Real Roots Radio and is also host of the syndicated radio program Front Porch Fellowship currently on over 200 radio stations worldwide. Most recently, he produced the IBMA’s Album of the Year, Industrial Strength Bluegrass for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have generated an in-demand following on the national scene, allowing them to be one of today’s most heralded torch-bearers in mainstream bluegrass and gospel music.
Career Highlights
JMRR debuted on the historic Grand Ole Opry July 2013 with regular guest appearances since
Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival named IBMA's Event of the Year (2022)
IBMA's ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (2019)
IBMA's Collaborative Recording - "The Guitar Song" featuring Del McCoury (2019)
IBMA's Song of the Year - "If I'd Have Wrote That Song" (2018)
IBMA's Gospel Recorded Performance (2016 & 2017)
IBMA's Broadcaster of the Year - Joe Mullins (2016)
IBMA's Emerging Artists of the Year (2012)
Joe Mullins has earned 6 IBMA Awards and 4 SPBGMA Awards
Hosts of the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival held in March & November
FOUR albums on Billboard's Top Selling Albums Chart - For The Record, The Story We Tell, Sacred Memories, and Another Day From Life
ELEVEN #1 Songs & Albums since 2013
"The Guitar Song" reached #1 on the National Blluegrass Survey's Top 30 (3 consecutive months August-Octboer 2019) and Bluegrass Today's Top 20 Songs Chart (March 2019)
Joe Mullins is host of Front Porch Fellowship, a syndicated radio show that broadcasts weekly on over 200 radio stations
JMRR represented Bluegrass Music at the National Folk Festival (2015)
Featured Performers of Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in Nashville, TN (2011 & 2012)
