Seldom can a particular genre of music be credited to the vision and influence of a lone individual as is the case with Bill Monroe and Bluegrass. In a career spanning over half a century, "The Father of Bluegrass" created, popularized,...

For the retired NBC News correspondent of the same name, see Bill Monroe...

Rhonda Vincent & the Rage received 12 nominations Thursday from the International Bluegrass Music Association, including entertainer of the year.Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver picked up nine nominations, individually and collectively, while Alison Krauss & Union Station, the Del McCoury Band and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky...

Rhonda Vincent & the Rage have received 12 nominations from the International Bluegrass Music Association, including entertainer of the year.Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver picked up nine nominations, individually and collectively, while Alison Krauss & Union Station, the Del McCoury Band and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky...

Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson, two pillars of Appalachian music, will headline this year's Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.It will be the first time either has performed at the annual festival celebrating the region's musical heritage. The festival runs Sept. 19-21 in downtown Bristol."They are...

Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.The two acts, along with country tunesmiths Bob DiPiero and Mac McAnally and gospel singer Dottie Rambo, will...