Daryl Mosley

Mosley was born in Waverly, Tennessee, into a musical family. At the age of 15, Mosley began singing and entertaining at Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

In 1987, Mosley met banjo player Richie Dotson in Dickson, Tennessee. Dotson introduced Mosley to mandolin player Danny Roberts and guitarist Fred Duggin and the foursome formed the band New Tradition. In 1991, New Tradition won the national bluegrass band contest sponsored by SPBGMA, the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America. This led to the band signing with Brentwood Music, with whom the band recorded several albums. The first, Bluegrass Gospel At Its Finest, was a hymns album. The band's second album, Seed of Love, featured a number of songs penned by Mosley including the title cut, "With His Hands In Wood", and "On His Knees". The albums Closer Than It's Ever Been and Love Here Today followed. Fred Duggin left the band and was replaced by Ken White and then later by Jamie Clifton. Richie Dotson left the band and was replaced by Aaron McDaris.

Mosley and New Tradition moved on to record two albums with Pinecastle Records, Daddy, On His Knees and A Piece At A Time, and one album with Mountain Home Records, Stand And Be Counted, before Mosley left the band in 1999.

In 2001, Mosley joined the legendary group The Osborne Brothers to replace the departing bass player/singer Terry Smith. Mosley worked with The Osborne Brothers until Sonny's retirement in 2003, and then with Bobby Osborne and his band, the Rocky Top Express, until 2011.

In 2011, Mosley left Bobby Osborne's band and organized a new quartet, The Farm Hands.^[1] The band included Tim Graves on resophonic guitar, Bennie Boling on banjo and Kevin Williamson on guitar. In 2013, Williamson left and was replaced by guitarist Keith Tew and later, Boling left and was replaced by Don Hill. The band toured over 150 concerts a year and were widely celebrated for their entertaining stage show and original music.

In 2019, Mosley signed a recording contract with Pinecastle Records. His first solo album titled "The Secret of Life" (co-produced by New Tradition alum Danny Roberts) was released in May 2020. Both the singles "A Few Years Ago" (Roots Music Report, September 2020) and "Do What The Good Book Says," (Bluegrass Jamboree, November 2020) topped the charts as well as the album reaching #1 on several charts including the Roots Music Report. Mosley and the album were highly praised in publications American Songwriter magazine, No Depression magazine and others.

In 2022, Mosley released the critically acclaimed album, "Small Town Dreamer" on Pinecastle Records. The album featured three #1 songs; "Transistor Radio" (Bluegrass Unlimited, May 2022), "Mama's Bible" (Bluegrass Today, February 2023) and "He's With Me" (Cashbox Magazine, October 2023). In 2023, Mosley released his third album, "A Life Well Lived" on Pinecastle Records. The album features three #1 songs: "Big God" (Real Southern Gospel Chart, April 2023), "The Bible In The Drawer" (Real Southern Gospel Chart, October 2023) and "Mayberry State of Mind" (Roots Music Report, June 2024).

In 2024, Mosley released "Long Days & Short Stories," his fourth solo album for Pinecastle Records. It featured the number one songs, "When The Good Old Days Were New" (Banjo Radio, August 2024), "Me & Mr. Howard," (Banjo Radio, January 2025) and "When I Can't Reach Up," (Real Southern Gospel, May 2025). Daryl also recorded the duet "Everyday Blessings" with Jaelee Roberts. The song, featured on Rick Lang's "Blue Collar Gospel" album topped the charts in March of 2025 (Real Southern Gospel) as well as making the nominee list for the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards.