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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
Readers so enjoyed our feature last week on Earl Scruggs’ D-18 Martin guitar, that we thought we would post this report…
Alan Tompkins playing an RB-75 at Gruhn’s during SPBGMA week 2020 – photo by Gerald Jones This additional SPBGMA 2020 reflection…
At last weekend’s Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cook-Off in Texas, Del McCoury was presented with the Bluegrass Star Award from the…
“No part of nothin’,” Bill Monroe’s famous phrase describing music unworthy of praise just so happens to be the seemingly unusual…
Alan Tompkins is a true Renaissance man, what once was called a dilletante without a hint of disparagement. Growing up in…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music