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Tag: JD Crowe
Who would you choose for the President of Bluegrass?
With the elections in their final stretch in the US, it seems like a good time to poll our readers for a vote on a chief executive of our beloved bluegrass music. Which of these bluegrass icons would earn your vote? Feel free to write [...]
Josh Hymer to American Drive
J.D. Crowe’s decision to retire from active touring at the end of 2012 has had a number of ripple effects within the bluegrass world. Among them has been the end of a defining bluegrass institution, The New South. For nearly 40 years, Crowe led his [...]
UK to honor Crowe with an honorary degree
We just heard some wonderful news from Tom Adler about a well-deserved honor coming later this year for J.D. Crowe. “I’m truly pleased to announce that the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has designated banjoist/bandleader J.D. Crowe as one of the recipients of an [...]
Bluegrass Album Band reunion in February
Bluegrass First Class has long been considered among the top destination events on the festival calendar for bluegrass fans. Held in February each year, the BFC offers a respite from the winter’s bluegrass isolation at a “first class” indoor resort, for what many think of [...]
Last Train From Poor Valley – Richard Bennett
Straight-ahead bluegrassers may recall Richard Bennett’s Tony Rice-like work from his years spent with J.D. Crowe and the New South, where he was featured on the stellar Flashback record. Now, having recorded three solo projects with Rebel Records and performed with the likes of Mike [...]
Masters of Bluegrass doing shows in 2013
Another exciting development this week is the formation of a super all-star special project band, billing as Masters of Bluegrass. It includes Del McCoury on guitar, Bobby Osborne on mandolin, J.D. Crowe on banjo, Bobby Hicks on fiddle, and Jerry McCoury on bass – legends [...]
Album of the Week #29 – The Bluegrass Album Band’s California Connection (Vol. 3)
My last Album of the Week was Reno & Smiley’s Wanted. Toward the end of the article, Joe Mullins highlighted the song Unfaithful One, written by Sid Campbell. He also mentioned how the song appeared on The Bluegrass Album Band’s third record, California Connection. (If you didn’t look [...]
2013 Bluegrass Calendar ready now
Ever hopeful in a recession, many businesses are gearing up for sales up to Christmas and beyond. Among the delights becoming available is the 2013 Bluegrass Calendar published by Bluegrass Productions of Virginia. The 2013 edition, the 22nd in all, focuses on bluegrass music in [...]
Crowe and Carter careers remembered on Truegrass
Chris Jones, noted singer, songwriter, bandleader, radio personality and bluegrass humorist, has something special planned this week for his Sirius XM program, Truegrass. In advance of their mutual birthdays on August 27, Chris is highlighting the music of both Carter Stanley and J.D. Crowe during the show. [...]
First batch of photos from Gettysburg
Here’s the first of several photo galleries from this past weekend’s Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, taken by Frank Baker.
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