Lynn Morris

Lynn Morris (born October 8, 1948) is an American bluegrass musician.

Morris was raised in Lamesa, Texas, where she learned to play piano at the age of 6 and guitar at the age of 11. She went to Colorado College and graduated with a degree in art. The following year she began to play the banjo. She played with bluegrass groups City Limits which she joined in 1972 She also was nominated and joined the IBMA board of directors. she became an audio engineer, producing albums like Ron Stewart's (a former bandmate) album Time Stands Still in 2001. She also produced two different DVDs on her primary instrument the banjo in 2007 and 2009 titled "Mel Bay Presents Clawhammer Banjo Taught By Lynn Morris, v.1 and v.2," by Mel Bay Productions. in 1988 she assembled her own group, the Lynn Morris Band, and they began recording for Rounder Records in 1990. In 2005 the band entertained at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. They also played venues like the Grand Ole Opry, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, and the Library of Congress.

Awards

In 1974 and 1981, she won the National Banjo Championship in Winfield twice, being the first person to do this. Her song, “Mama’s Hand,” won the IBMA Song of the Year award in 1996. Morris is also a 3-time recipient of IBMA's Female Vocalist of the Year in 1996, 1998, and 1999. She also won the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award in 2010. On September 30, 2021, Lynn Morris was inducted into IBMA's Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.

Discography

with City Limits

Hello City Limits (1975) Live at the Oxford Hotel (1976)

with Whetstone Run

No Use Frettin''' (Red Dog Records, 1984)

As a leader

The Lynn Morris Band (Rounder Records, 1990) The Bramble and the Rose (Rounder Records, 1992) Mama's Hand (Rounder Records, 1995) You'll Never Be the Sun (Rounder Records, 1999) Shape of a Tear (Rounder Records, 2003) As a featured artist Oh Christmas Tree (2002) Kickin' Grass (Pinecastle Records, 2002) Root 5: Bass & Banjo (Pinecastle Records, 1999)''