Tag: Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda on George Jones

| April 27, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Rhonda Vincent shared this lovely remembrance of the late George Jones, which she has also published on her web site. I sit here overcome with sadness, as the news of the passing of George Jones seems to overwhelm my every thought. A song involuntarily comes [...]

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Grassers mourn The Possum

| April 26, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Friday was a sad day in country music, as George Jones, among the most influential singers in the history of the music, passed away at 81 years of age. Perhaps excepting Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, no one was more responsible for shaping the future [...]

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Tex Logan out and about

| April 19, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Great news from Tex Logan. Though still staying in a rehab facility for physical therapy after being released from hospital earlier this week, Tex Logan was able to spend the evening last night at Rhonda Vincent’s show, held just around the corner from the facility [...]

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A royal bluegrass wedding in Tennessee

| April 16, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Rhonda Vincent, the reigning Queen of Bluegrass, celebrated the marriage of her youngest daughter Tensel this past Sunday to Brent Burke, who plays reso-guitar in Vincent’s band. For those formally-minded: Tensel Lea Sandker and Brent Matthew Burke were married April 14, 2013 in Gallatin, TN. The [...]

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Band on the Run: Darin & Brooke Aldridge Hit the Road…Hard

| March 15, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Darin and Brooke Aldridge stopped by the Station Inn in Nashville for a performance last night, March 14th, during what was a whirlwind week for the couple, and proceeded to entertain the gathered crowd thoroughly with their easy stage presence and impressive talent. Without the [...]

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Now you bake right…

| February 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
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… with Martha White. So goes the opening line of the most famous commercial in bluegrass history. It was first brought to the fore by Flatt & Scruggs in 1953 through their live shows, radio and television appearances. Lester and Earl became identified with the [...]

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Bluegrass Weather Report for Feb. 15

| February 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Once again, here is our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at where you’ll find some hot pickin’ on this winter weekend.  

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Jammin’ with the Rage

| February 5, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Over the weekend at SPBGMA, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage hosted an open jam in the lobby of the Sheraton Music City Hotel, where the convention was held. All were invited to pick with Rhonda and the boys, and quite a few showed up with [...]

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Mile high bluegrass

| February 2, 2013 | 0 Comments
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On Thursday at SPBGMA, Rhonda Vincent shared a fun story from the Twitterverse. As her fans well understand, Rhonda is a tireless proponent of social media, spending bus and plane time updating her Facebook and Twitter feeds, sharing her travels with thousands of online followers. [...]

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New single from Rhonda Vincent debuts at SPBGMA

| January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Rhonda Vincent is using the occasion of this week’s SPBGMA convention in Nashville to release a new single from her next album. The song is a Larry Cordle/Lionel Delmore song, I’d Rather Hear I Don’t Love You (Than Nothing At All), an old school country [...]

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