The band first formed in late 1995 when band member Tommy Tucker moved to Greenwood SC. Having played with numerous groups and pickers in the upstate he was looking for new musicians in the area to pick with. Having met the remaining members of Gentle Rain at the Ware Shoals SC Catfish Feastival, they began to practice together soon after. The first few times they tried to practice it always seemed to be a raining. When Tucker lamented that it seemed to always rain when the band got together his son Harper 10 at the time commented "yes dad but it is always gentle rain" and thus the name for the band was born.

The rest is history and the band has been performing together to many local and regional audiences since.

Into each life a little rain must fall, may all of yours be "gentle rain"

Greenwoods Monthly Bluegrass Jam