Monroe, Bill (1911-1996)
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 ha...
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Vocal harmonies echo through the woods, an impromptu picking session erupts in the campgrounds, and around the stage joyful spectators tap their feet as the music enters their hearts. These are the...
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When Drew Luttrell, 8, takes the stage at the Rosine Barn Jamboree to sing Blue Moon of Kentucky, he’s living proof that bluegrass music is alive and well in the hometown of the man who creat...
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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 no...
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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 nomina...
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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 ce...
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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 ...
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The Grascals won entertainer of the year for the second year in a row, while newcomers The Infamous Stringdusters tied for most awards with three during the International Bluegrass Music Awards.The...
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“That’s a signal for the smokers to get on board,” says Mick Nussbaum, director of the Meridian Railroad Museum, standing on Union Station’s second floor overlooking the dow...
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Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he's a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes.His c...
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The Time Jumpers have never had a hit record, perform in the same small club where they started nine years ago and play songs that are 60 years old.And yet they're so hip the stars come out to hear...
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