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Don worked his way through Morehead State University playing music with Charlie Sizemore, The Bluegrass Cardinals, JD Crowe and the New South, and was a member of the award-winning Lonesome River Band. Don is a two-time Grammy nominee, two-time SPBGMA Tradional Male Vocalist of the Year, and shared two IBMA Awards while performing with Longview andsang on a Grammy winning album by rocker John Fogerty.

Don has released 3 solo albums. His first, "A Vision" won the Association of Independent Music's "Gospel Album of the Year" award and was nominated for an IBMA Award. He received the 1999 Bluegrass Now Magazine Fans' Choice Award for Vocal Tenor of the Year. He also gained the Governor's Kentucky Star Award in 2001. "Empty Old Mailbox" His third project won the 2001 Song of the Year Award from SPBGMA. In 2005, he was awarded two IBMA awards for his role as producer of the Larry Sparks project "40" for Recorded Event of the Year and Album of the Year.

C&C Music Group partners were introduced to Don on the road many years ago. But most recently, Jonathan Goodwin became well acquainted with Don when he surprised an audience two different times at C&C Promotion Concerts and agreed to perform. Don has a rich heritage and lifelong experience in tradional music and continues to propel it into the next generation through his love and dedication to preserving the sounds of old, and serving as an advisor for gospel music newcomers.