Ronnie Bowman, a renowned bluegrass and country musician, has died following a motorcycle crash. He was 64.
Bowman was injured in the accident on Saturday in Ashland City, Tennessee, and died from his injuries at a hospital on Sunday afternoon. His wife, singer Garnet Imes Bowman, confirmed the news in a family statement, describing their shock and devastation. The family requested privacy as they grieve.
Bowman's career spanned 45 years. He joined bluegrass band The Lost and Found in 1987 and was a member of the Lonesome River Band from 1990 to 2021. He released six solo albums, with his 1994 album Cold Virginia Night winning Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards. He also won IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year three times.
Bowman collaborated with country artists including Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Lee Ann Womack and Brooks & Dunn, and co-wrote Stapleton's award-winning song “Nobody to Blame.” Tributes poured in from fellow musicians, with Dierks Bentley calling him “the favorite bluegrass and country singer of everyone I know” and Rhonda Vincent remembering him as “one of the kindest people I’ve met.”
