Each month in this column, the spouses of various performers share their opinions, insights, and philosophies about their roles in the world of bluegrass music.

This month: Garnet Imes Bowman on SINGING WITH RONNIE

When Garnet Imes Bowman talks about her life, one can’t help but be a little envious.

She’s lived in Nashville for 14 years. She’s worked and recorded with folks like Kenny Chesney, Chely Wright, Sara Evans, and Don Rigsby. And for the past year and a half, Garnet has provided harmony vocals for her husband’s band.

Her husband, by the way, happens to be Ronnie Bowman.

Garnet’s role in Ronnie’s music has evolved a great deal. At first, she was his unofficial road manager, traveling with The Ronnie Bowman Band. She sang on his album Starting Over. “Then, in August 2002, one of the guys in the band got sick two days before we were flying to the Fox Family Festival. Ronnie said, ‘You’re gonna have to sing.’ I was like, ‘NO!’”.

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