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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.
Neil V. Rosenberg, celebrated bluegrass scholar and co-author of the seminal discography of Bill Monroe, The Music of Bill Monroe, with…
The sixth annual Monroe Style Tune Writing Contest is underway, presented by Noya Mountain Music, The Murphy Method, and the Monroe…
James Monroe, son of Bill, has announced that he has listed the property atop Tuttle Hill in Kentucky which includes Uncle…
Here’s a couple of names for you… Kenny Baker and Randall Franks. Anyone who follows bluegrass knows of Kenny Baker, widely…
Noted Missouri banjo player, and former Blue Grass Boy, Lonnie Hoppers, died on November 17 at home in his sleep. He…
Former Blue Grass Boy banjoist, Bill Simpson, 90, of Oakboro, NC, passed away on September 18, 2024. In a 2017 interview,…
Bobby Hicks with a fiddle he bought from Birch Monroe – photo © Lincoln Hensley Fiddler Bobby Hicks, surely among the…
The 244 acre property owned by Bill Monroe for more than 40 years in Goodlettsville, TN is listed for sale, including…
Tom Gray is inducted into the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame – photos by Barb Diederich Iconic bassist, Tom Gray,…
George Gruhn at Gruhn Guitars – photo © Alan Goforth This set of reflections on bluegrass from George Gruhn is a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
