Tony Lawson and Steve Gulley grew up on different sides of the same mountain in northern East Tennessee. Tony took to the airwaves for three hours to play live performances, and dive into the deep catalog that Steve has left us, as well as other songs that speak to our loss. Steve Gulley was the host of Rize N Shine since February 2019. He passed away August 18 after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. We love him and will miss him. Please enjoy this loving tribute by Tony to Steve.

Picture: Tony Lawson, Tim Stafford (Blue Highway and Steve’s songwriting partner), Tim Surrett (Balsam Range), and Steve Gulley.

You can listen to this rebroadcast of Tennessee Shines that took place in May 2009 featuring Danny Barnes and Pieta Brown at the historic Bijou Theatre in Knoxville.

Listen again or for the first time to this archive performance from the Bijou Theater.