Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
Opinion / Humor
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From The Side of the Road – return of bluegrass ‘mad libs’
It's time once again for bluegrass mad libs. Note that this isn’t "Mad Libs" with capital letters. That would be a trademark, and that game is available only in those lovely pads of paper or now on the Mad Libs
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Ask Sonny Anything… how was it for you when Bobby joined the Marines?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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Time for IBMA to retire Sir Walter Raleigh as a symbol for World of Bluegrass?
These editorial comments are a contribution from Abby Lee Hood, former IBMA staffer and freelance writer in Nashville. Her opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Bluegrass Today or its sponsors. If there was ever a time to quietly retire the
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From The Side of the Road – That song is driving me crazy!
We all get songs stuck in our heads from time-to-time. They're often really annoying ones like that Liberty Insurance jingle with the highly creative lyrics: "Liberty liberty liberty . . . liberty." Or it can be a long and melodically
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Ask Sonny Anything… How you doing, Chief?
Ask Sonny Anything is a recurring feature where our readers pose questions to the great Sonny Osborne, one half of the iconic Osborne Brothers who redefined bluegrass music in the 1960s, and noted banjo maven and collector of fine prewar
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From The Side of the Road – Return of the Bluegrass Zodiac
I know it's a little strange to be too busy during the pandemic, but I've ended up being swamped with work I’m doing this week for the Walnut Valley Festival's NewSong Showcase, and I have a Facebook live concert tomorrow,
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Ask Sonny Anything… another encore while the Chief recovers
Though he is doing much better than last week after a fall about ten days ago, Sonny is still resting and recovering at home this week. His wife, Judy, tells us that he is showing improvement daily, but recovering from
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From The Side of the Road – change a letter band name game
Five months into the pandemic and many bluegrass musicians have settled into one of two categories: the hustlers and the layabouts. The hustlers are busy producing instructional material, hosting livestream concerts, making sure to leave some spare time to renovate the
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Ask Sonny Anything… a bump on the head encore
We are running an encore edition of Sonny's column this week - a second look at his very first contribution over a year ago. Sonny wanted us to make plain that he isn't ducking his commitment to answer your questions today.