Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
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The Daily Progress provided a nice obituary for Red today. Here is the link to it http://www.legacy.com/dailyprogress/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=95847541 Red was loved by…
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Just as I’ve learned that what separates the great pickers and singers from the others, is the taste they have learned…
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We’ve heard from a number of readers who were unable to view the photo galleries we had posted from IBMA last…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
