Jason Boland & The Stragglers

Jason Boland & the Stragglers are an American Red Dirt group featuring Harrah, Oklahoma native Jason Boland (lead vocalist and guitar), Roger Ray (pedal steel, lead/rhythm guitar), Brad Rice (drums and backing vocals), and Grant Tracy (bass). Additional record contributions are made by Noah Jeffries on banjo, mandolin, and guitar. Jason Boland and Brad Rice are both members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. The Bourbon Legend was released on Bruce Robison's Sustain Records label in late 2006. In 2007, Jason Boland co-produced the album Choices for the band Hazzard. The band's front man, Dana Hazzard, was the original fiddle player for the Stragglers. In 2008, just before the release of the album Comal County Blue, Boland ruptured a vocal cord. The injury almost caused him to lose his singing voice for good, but after surgery and resting his voice, he recovered. According to Katie Key, editor of the Texas Music Chart, “Comal County Blue” was the fastest growing single in 2008 from an independent label.

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