the Time Jumpers

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The Time Jumpers is a Western swing band formed in 1998 by a group of Nashville studio musicians who enjoyed jamming together.{{cite web |last1=Holthouse |first1=Jerry |title=The Time Jumpers Celebrate 20 Years |url=https://www.nashville.com/the-time-jumpers-celebrate-20-years/ |website=nashville.com |publisher=Castello Cities Internet Network |accessdate=December 31, 2019 |date=May 31, 2018}} Country star Vince Gill was a member of the group between 2010 and 2020.{{cite news |last1=McDonnell |first1=Brandy |title=The Time Jumpers carry sound, spirit of Bob Wills |volume=121 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/452819334/?terms=%22Vince%2BGill%22%2B%2B%2B%22Time%2BJumpers%22 |accessdate=December 31, 2019 |issue=251 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=September 12, 2012 |page=6–D}} The 11–member group started playing occasional local gigs until they agreed to take a regular slot playing at the Station Inn, a venerable Nashville bluegrass venue.[http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/the-time-jumpers-at-station-inn/Content?oid=1199061 "The Time Jumpers at Station Inn"]. Nashville Scene,20 November 2008.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p510678|pure_url=yes}} The Time Jumpers] at Allmusic.com They later moved to a larger venue, Nashville's "3rd & Lindsley", and were called by Tennessean writer Juli Thanki, "One of the hottest shows in town".{{cite news |last1=Thanki |first1=Juli |title=The Time Jumpers: Nashville's Best Bet On Any Given Monday |volume=112 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=41501433&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjIyNDI4Mzc4NSwiaWF0IjoxNTc4MDU1NTUzLCJleHAiOjE1NzgxNDE5NTN9.PyhBGI9vjBRNYsKC6r_45yj-C-0FbFyEn11m-DNvs7w |accessdate=3 January 2020 |work=The Music City Beat |issue=258 |publisher=The Tennessean (Nashville) |date=September 14, 2016 |pages=1–F, 5–F}} Some of their guest artists on the weekly live show have included Joe Walsh,{{cite web |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Joe Walsh Surprises Time Jumper Fans: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist unites with Western swing band for Walsh's James Gang classic |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-joe-walsh-time-jumpers-dazzling-jam-on-funk-49-116038/ |website=rollingstone.com |accessdate=January 3, 2020 |date=December 13, 2016}} Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Reba McEntire, Jimmy Buffett, Kings of Leon, and Toby Keith.{{cite web |last1=Chancellor |first1=Jennifer |title=Gill joins Time Jumpers for debut album |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/gill-joins-time-jumpers-for-debut-album/article_5789e059-ac96-584e-8cbc-6a427cabc8d4.html |website=tulsaworld.com |publisher=BH Media Group |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |date=August 9, 2012}} Amy Grant said, "You can't hear that caliber of musicians every Monday night for a cover charge in any town in America except here".{{cite web |title=Amy Grant Talks About the Time Jumpers (Interview) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmDYUo7Alo |website=youtube.com |access-date=May 30, 2023}} The group rarely travels, but in 2010 they performed at New York's Lincoln Center.{{cite web |last1=Sims |first1=James |title=Bringing Country Music to Lincoln Center |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bringing-country-music-to_b_638023 |website=huffpost |publisher=HuffPost News |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |date=July 8, 2010}} In 2007, they recorded a live album entitled Jumpin' Time and in 2012 recorded The Time Jumpers. At the 2017 Grammy Awards the group won "Best American Roots Song" for Vince Gill's composition "Kid Sister".{{cite web |last1=Tingle |first1=Lauren |title=The Time Jumpers Honor Dawn Sears on Kid Sister |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1770789/the-time-jumpers-honor-dawn-sears-on-kid-sister/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913055605/http://www.cmt.com/news/1770789/the-time-jumpers-honor-dawn-sears-on-kid-sister/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |website=CMT |publisher=Country Music Television |access-date=January 2, 2020 |date=September 12, 2016}} {{listen |filename=Time Jumpers -with Vince Gill.ogg |title=We're the Time Jumpers |description=}}

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Band members

The group's lineup has changed frequently. Some of the musicians involved have included:

Brad Albin – bass
Michael Blaustone – drums
Robert Bowlin – fiddle
Johnny Cox – steel guitar
Dennis Crouch – bass
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Vince Gill – vocals, guitar (2010-2020)
Doug (Ranger Doug) Green – vocals, guitar
Adie Grey – vocals
Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
Hoot Hester – vocals
John Hughey – steel guitar
Kenny LeMasters – steel guitar, guitar
Kenny Malone – drums
Carolyn Martin – vocals
Danny Parks – guitar
Andy Reiss – guitar
Dawn Sears – vocals {{cite web|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/12/12/dawn-sears-time-jumpers-dies/20306397|title=Dawn Sears of Time Jumpers dies at 53|date=December 12, 2014|work=The Tennessean|accessdate=December 12, 2014}}
Kenny Sears – fiddle
Joe Spivey – vocals, fiddle
Jeff Taylor – vocals, accordion
Billy Thomas – drums
Rick Vanaugh – drums
Wendy Moten - vocals
Eddy Dunlap - Pedal Steel
Justin Branum - fiddle
Chris Walters - piano

Discography

=Albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"\| Details ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"\| Sales
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=the time jumpers\|chart=Country Albums C}}\|title=The Time Jumpers Album & Song Chart History: Country Albums\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=September 20, 2012}} ! width="45"\| US Heat {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=the time jumpers\|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}\|title=The Time Jumpers Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=September 20, 2012}}
scope="row"\| Jumpin' Time \| Release date: 2007 Label: Crosswind \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| The Time Jumpers \| Release date: September 11, 2012 Label: Rounder Records \| 38 \| 10 \| US: 28,000{{cite magazine \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160802191923/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases \|archivedate= August 2, 2016 \|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases \|title=Upcoming Releases \|magazine=Hits Daily Double \|publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
scope="row"\| Kid Sister{{cite news\|last1=Nicholson\|first1=Jessica\|title=The Time Jumpers Remember Dawn Sears With 'Kid Sister'\|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/07/the-time-jumpers-remember-dawn-sears-with-kid-sister/\|accessdate=July 27, 2016\|work=MusicRow\|date=July 12, 2016}} \| Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: Rounder Records \| 25 \| 6 \| US: 2,100{{cite news \|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/09/40874-country-album-sales-chart-september-22-2016\|title=Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016 \|first=Matt \|last=Bjorke \|date=September 27, 2016 \|work=Roughstock}}
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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! width="45"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the time jumpers|chart=Country Albums C}}|title=The Time Jumpers Album & Song Chart History: Country Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 20, 2012}}

! width="45"| US
Heat
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the time jumpers|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=The Time Jumpers Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 20, 2012}}

scope="row"| Jumpin' Time

Release date: 2007
Label: Crosswind

| —

scope="row"| The Time Jumpers

Release date: September 11, 2012
Label: Rounder Records

| 38

| 10

US: 28,000{{cite magazine |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160802191923/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= August 2, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

scope="row"| Kid Sister{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=The Time Jumpers Remember Dawn Sears With 'Kid Sister'|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/07/the-time-jumpers-remember-dawn-sears-with-kid-sister/|accessdate=July 27, 2016|work=MusicRow|date=July 12, 2016}}

Release date: September 9, 2016
Label: Rounder Records

| 25

| 6

US: 2,100{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/09/40874-country-album-sales-chart-september-22-2016|title=Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=September 27, 2016 |work=Roughstock}}

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=Music videos=

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2012 ! scope="row"\| "On the Outskirts of Town"{{cite news\|last=Wyland\|first=Sarah\|title=Chyler Leigh Stars In The Time Jumper's New Video\|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/10/chyler-leigh-stars-in-the-time-jumpers-new-video/\|accessdate=October 23, 2012\|newspaper=Great American Country\|date=October 10, 2012}} \| Marcel
2016 ! scope="row"\| "I Miss You"{{cite web\|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-time-jumpers/1529144/i-miss-you.jhtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828145024/http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-time-jumpers/1529144/i-miss-you.jhtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 28, 2016\|title=CMT : Videos : The Time Jumpers : I Miss You\|publisher=Country Music Television\|accessdate=August 27, 2016}} \| Adam Jones

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2012

! scope="row"| "On the Outskirts of Town"{{cite news|last=Wyland|first=Sarah|title=Chyler Leigh Stars In The Time Jumper's New Video|url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/10/chyler-leigh-stars-in-the-time-jumpers-new-video/|accessdate=October 23, 2012|newspaper=Great American Country|date=October 10, 2012}}

| Marcel

2016

! scope="row"| "I Miss You"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-time-jumpers/1529144/i-miss-you.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828145024/http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-time-jumpers/1529144/i-miss-you.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : The Time Jumpers : I Miss You|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=August 27, 2016}}

| Adam Jones

Collaborations

Performed with Reba McEntire on the song "If You're Not Gone Too Long" from Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn (2010).{{citation |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/11/coal-miner’s-daughter-a-tribute-to-loretta-lynn/ |title=Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn |last=Moore |first=Rick |publisher=American Songwriter |date=2010-11-09 |accessdate=2010-12-11}}
Performed with LeAnn Rimes on the song "Blue" from Lady & Gentlemen (2011).{{cite AV media notes|title=Lady & Gentlemen|others=LeAnn Rimes|year=2011|type=CD|publisher=Curb Records|id=D2-79203}}
Performed with Vince Gill on the song "Buttermilk John" from Guitar Slinger (2011).{{cite news|last1=Drozdowski|first1=Ted|title=Vince Gill Makes Time with the Time Jumpers |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2010/09/19125-vince-gill-makes-time-with-the-time-jumpers|accessdate=February 13, 2016|work=Roughstock|date=September 27, 2010}}
Performed with Miranda Lambert on the song "All That's Left" from Platinum (2014).
Performed with Asleep at the Wheel on the song "Faded Love" from Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (2015).
Performed with Willie Nelson on the album For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price (2016).