Lyrics

"Dark As a Dungeon"

Oh, come all you young fellers, young and so fine
Seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mine
It'l...

Biography

John Cowan got his start in Louisville, where he played in scrappy rock outfits like Everyday People and Louisville Sound Department. In 1974, he auditioned as a bassist and vocalist for New Grass Revival, and together with Sam Bush and later bandmates BĂ©la Fleck and Pat Flynn, led the charge of the 1980s' bluegrass revival. New Grass Revival disbanded in 1990 when Fleck departed for a solo career, but Cowan didn't slow down.

Discography