Tommy Edwards - photo and stylization by Carol McDuffie In our bluegrass community, some folks perform, some promote, some teach, some deal/trade instruments, some encourage others in the business, and then there are those that amazingly do it all, and do
Memoriam
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Remembering Earl “J.T.” Gray
Musicians, employees (past and present), friends, and fans gathered Sunday afternoon at the World Famous Station Inn to pay homage to its longtime owner, musician, and friend to all, Earl "J.T." Gray. At age 75, the beloved proprietor passed away
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Celebration of Life for J.T. Gray at The Station Inn
The Station Inn, long Nashville's home for live bluegrass music, has announced that they will host a Celebration of Life this coming weekend for owner J.T. Gray, who passed away in March. Friends and admirers are invited to meet at The
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Online funeral service for Yves Aerts on May 3
Friends and fans of Belgian bluegrass guitarist Yves Aerts will have a chance to grieve together on Monday, May 3 during an online Celebration of Life streamed from Belgium. Aerts died in a tragic boating accident in early April, along with
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Friends and fans chip in to help Frosty’s family
The tightknit bluegrass family is pitching in in a big way to help Aaron "Frosty" Foster’s family pay his final expenses following the 28-year-old's unexpected passing Wednesday. Like many musicians, the young picker didn't have insurance, leaving unpaid medical bills and
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Aaron “Frosty” Foster, gone way too soon at 28
Of all of the tributes in the wake of Wednesday’s unexpected death of bluegrass ambassador, Aaron "Frosty" Foster, this is what stands out to me the most: Several people I interviewed volunteered that Aaron was their best friend. Several older than
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Jimmy Rupert – Remembering the guy who got me started
Jimmy Rupert was a big fish in a small pond. So small, in fact, that I’m sure few if any Bluegrass Today readers have heard of him before now. But I wouldn't be writing this, and you wouldn't be reading it,
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Me and His Guitars with Bryan Sutton and Friends remembers Tony Rice
Since the death of Tony Rice on Christmas day, the bluegrass and acoustic music world has reacted with a combination of shock and reverence. Rice had been a superstar in the music for so long, that even after his retirement
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Richard Hoover of Santa Cruz Guitar on his friend, Tony Rice
This reflection on the late Tony Rice is a contribution from Richard Hoover of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. He and Tony became close over the development of the Tony Rice Model crafted by Santa Cruz. Prodigious at four, incredible at
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Ron Stewart remembers Tony Rice
This remembrance of Tony Rice is a contribution from Ron Stewart, surely one of the finest bluegrass musicians working today, and perhaps one of the best ever. He currently works with Seldom Scene playing banjo and fiddle, and performs, produces,