Derek Deakins

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Derek Deakins|
Born = Birth date and age|1983|04|09
Origin = Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Fiddle
Mandolin
Genre = Country
Bluegrass

Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 2001-present
Label
Associated_acts = Osborne Brothers, Blake Shelton
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Derek Deakins (born April 9, 1983 in Kingsport, Tennessee) is a musician known for his fiddle playing with the Osborne Brothers and country star, Blake Shelton.

Deakins was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, a town in East Tennessee. He began playing the fiddle at age 6. In 1992, after meeting his hero, Roy Acuff, Derek knew that he wanted to pursue country music as a living. After graduating from high school, Derek moved to Nashville and started college at Belmont University. Within the first month of being in Nashville, Deakins landed his first professional sideman job with Bill Monroe's son, James Monroe. Growing up in East Tennessee, Derek had always loved bluegrass music and learned many of Bill Monroe's famous instrumental/fiddle tunes. Having the rich background in that type of music helped Deakins land the job with Monroe. After working with James over a year, Derek went to work with Grand Ole Opry legends, the Osborne Brothers. Playing with such a famous, polished, legendary group, Derek was able to expand his playing skills and gain a lot of experience on stage and in the recording studio. In 2005, Derek graduated with a music degree from Belmont and began playing fiddle for country star Blake Shelton. He currently tours with Shelton and in his free time, writes, produces, and records his own music.

olo Musical Projects

Deakins, to date, has recorded three solo albums:"If I Could Give The World" (2001), "Bluegrass, The Fiddle, and Me" (2003), and "Double Fiddle Time" (2005).

Personal Life

Derek is engaged to fellow fiddle player, Lisa Manning from Burlington, North Carolina. The couple recorded a twin fiddle CD in 2005 called "Double Fiddle Time." Lisa plays in country music legend and Grand Ole Opry member, Bill Anderon's band.

External Links

* [http://www.fiddlehangout.com/myhangout/home.asp?id=696/ Derek's fiddle hangout page]
* [http://www.blakeshelton.com/ Blake Shelton's website]
* [http://www.bobbyosborne.com/band.html/ Bobby Osborne website]
* [http://www.sonnyosborne.com/band.html/ Sonny Osborne website]
* [http://www.thetimesnews.com/onset?id=1949&template=article.html/ news article]
* [http://cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=Derek+Deakins&submit=/ CD website]