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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.
When Bill Yates passed away in January, many people wondered what would become of the band he had created, billed as…
We received a statement this afternoon from The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, formerly led by Bill Yates. The rest of the…
Robert Billy ‘Bill’ Yates Sr., who passed away on January 26, 2015, was born on April 30, 1936, in Big Rock,…
Bill Yates, lifetime bluegrass musician, bassist with The Country Gentlemen, and friend to everyone in the bluegrass community, died tonight after…
Bill Yates, longtime member of The Country Gentlemen and still an active grasser with his Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, is doing…
Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers kicked off the November edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival. New member, fiddler…
The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, fronted by long time Gentlemen bassist Bill Yates, has announced Larry Kirk as their new bass…
Bill Yates, long time bass player with The Country Gentlemen now tours with a special tribute show that honors the Gents….
Mastershield Records has released a second volume from Bill Yates where he reprises some of the classic songs from The Country…
Darren Beachley has written in to give us an update concerning the production of the second Country Gentlemen Tribute CD from…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
