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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.
Josh Otsuka, founding guitarist with breakout Japanese bluegrass band, Bluegrass 45, died at his home in Kobe, Japan on January 26….
Sab Watanabe Inoue, founding banjo player with Bluegrass 45, died yesterday at home in Japan. He was 69 years of age…
Bluegrass 45 Reunion at the 2017 IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass festival – photo by Frank Baker It’s a well established fact…
“More than a band, these six friends from Kobe, Japan, have shared 50 years of friendship, musicianship, and a passion for…
Bluegrass 45 with Kitsy Kuykendall and Tom Grey at the Drum and Strum (10/7/17) – photo by Jeromie Stephens Ace music…
Saburo and Toshio Watanabe celebrated their 45th anniversary hosting the Takarazuka festival in Sanda City, Japan this past weekend. The pair…
The popularity of bluegrass music in Japan is a subject well known and widely discussed among US and European grassers. Since…
Back in the early 1970s, a talented young Japanese band caused quite a sensation at festivals here in the US –…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
