Tag: Jon Weisberger

In lieu of… Chris Jones

| May 1, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Since Chris Jones is touring in Europe this week with his band, The Night Drivers, and therefore shirking his weekly column for Bluegrass Today, here is some video of the boys at the Garchinger Bürgerhaus in Munich this past weekend. The song is Cold Lonesome Nights [...]

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Chris & the Night Riders head east

| April 23, 2013 | 3 Comments
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I know… Chris Jones’ band is the Night Drivers. I just couldn’t resist joining in the fun after he’s written so often about the many erroneous variations on his band name he’s observed over the years. My favorite is his own recent pseudonym, “Three Radio [...]

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Chris Jones… He’s Smart

| March 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Another bit of bluegrass whimsy  in a compact package from the one and only Jr. Williams, this time from the great state of Texas.  

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Lots o’ grass on Music City Roots

| February 6, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Tonight’s (2/6) edition of Music City Roots will feature a bluegrass-centric lineup. They are billing the show as Bluegrass and Friends, since two of the shows acts will be billed in that fashion. Jon Weisberger & Friends will feature the noted songwriter, bassist and IBMA [...]

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New single from Chris Jones debuts on Sirius XM

| September 10, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have a new single coming up from Rebel Records. And I mean single in the old school style! Two songs are included, just as was done in the days of 45 RPM records. If That Was Love is a new [...]

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Big bluegrass night in Nashville

| August 22, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Tonight (8/22) finds two venues in Music City offering special bluegrass shows. One will be available to anyone with an internet connection, while the other will be limited to folks lucky enough to be in town. At 7:00 p.m. (CDT), Music City Roots will broadcast [...]

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Higher Ground from Luke Shamblin

| August 6, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Evidence continues to mount on the value of a college education for young bluegrass musicians. As recent graduates from the handful of programs that focus on bluegrass find jobs with touring artists, or release strong new projects, the case just gets stronger. Today’s exhibit is [...]

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Gold Heart checks in

| February 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

I caught up yesterday with Analise Gold, the mandolin playing member of the Gold sisters, who perform along with their dad as Gold Heart. This is a tremendously talented family, with sisters Jocelyn on guitar and Shelby on fiddle, and poppa Trent on bass. All [...]

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Bill Monroe Appreciation Night at the Station Inn

| December 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

Tomorrow (12/3) marks the 15th Annual Bill Monroe Appreciation Night at Nashville’s Station Inn. Each year during the holiday season, Music City’s bluegrass royalty get together to honor the man who started it all. Saturday night’s show will be hosted by Roland White and Jon Weisberger, [...]

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Final Farewell from Chris Jones

| September 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

Rebel Records has released a debut single from Lost Souls and Free Spirits, the upcoming compilation “plus” project from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers. The single is Final Farewell, written by Chris and his long-times bassist, Jon Weisberger. It’s one of the three new [...]

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