This week we have been, once again, remembering the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers.Tomorrow, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 80 years. Arguably the most
Author: Daniel Mullins
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Rodgers Remembrance Vol X: Jimmie’s Texas Blues
This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Sunday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been
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Rodgers Remembrance Vol IX: Any Old Time
This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been
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Rodgers Remembrance Vol VIII: My Rough And Rowdy Ways
This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Sunday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been
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Rodgers Remembrance Vol VII: Waiting For A Train
This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, 2013, Jimmie Rodgers will have
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Dailey & Vincent’s Brothers of the Highway
It's been over four years since bluegrass superstars, Dailey & Vincent have released a "regular" album. That doesn't, however, mean they've been dormant. Since 2009's Brothers From Different Mothers, their last bluegrass album for Rounder Records, they have released three
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National Record Store Day coming up on April 20th
I walked into the store, and even though I was the only one in there, I saw a thousand faces staring back at me. The glare of the cellophane made it hard to see, but I liked it. By not
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Pikelny & Friends: This Ain’t A Hobby
In the bottom of Shriners' Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, a packed house was anxiously awaiting "the one and only second performance" of a band they'd never heard. Noam Pikelny with his friends Ronnie McCoury, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales,
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Album of the Week #33 – Paul Williams’ Hard Working Pilgrim
Bluegrass Gospel has always been some of my favorite music, but it holds an extra special place in my heart during Easter when we celebrate Christ's resurrection. These songs of the faith while celebrating Christ's wondrous work is, literally, a
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Longview All-Star Jam Caps Off Spring S.O.I.M.F.
In 1998, a team of bluegrass all-stars who reawakened the world to the sounds of traditional bluegrass were the big winners at the IBMA Awards Show. Bringing home Recorded Event of the Year and Song of the Year honors that