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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.
We had posted late last month that bluegrass reso-guitar hero and friend to all grassers, Phil Leadbetter, had been hospitalized for a…
Phil Leadbetter, award-winning bluegrass reso-guitarist and everybody’s favorite Uncle Phil, has been hospitalized in Knoxville following some fairly baffling symptoms this…
All Stars of Bluegrass is what Phil Leadbetter is calling his new band, featuring a rotating cast of musicians drawn the…
Recording King has announced the availability of its most recent reso-guitar, a signature model for Phil Leadbetter. The RR-75PL-SN was designed…
Folks close to Knoxville, TN have a special treat coming this weekend, as Phil Leadbetter brings one of his all-star bluegrass…
The last time we ran into dobro meister Phil Leadbetter was at SPBGMA back in February, he looked fully a decade…
It’s often been said, and it’s true, that you meet the most interesting folks in the bluegrass world. And you may…
Bluegrass fans in east Tennessee will have a new nightspot in Knoxville bringing in top acts monthly. The Cotton Eyed Joe…
When Phil Leadbetter announced a few weeks ago that he was leaving Flashback to focus on his burgeoning real estate career,…
Several years ago, Knoxville reso-man Phil Leadbetter organized a reunion concert for the edition of J.D. Crowe & The New South…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music