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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 often think of bluegrass music as an old genre, even though it “officially” didn’t begin until the mid-1940s. However, we’re…
My favorite term to use when I’m talking about Chris Jones & the Night Drivers is “classy-grass.” The group’s music is…
Jimmie Rodgers and Ralph Peer with their wives, and Jimmie’s daughter Anita, circa 1930 – Country Music Hall of Fame and…
While there are several current television shows featuring live bluegrass music, including Bluegrass Underground and a number of programs on RFD-TV,…
Four or five decades ago, bluegrass and country music could be found on television almost every night of the week. From…
One of the most famous instruments in the history of bluegrass music is, arguably, the “Banger,” the 1929 Gibson Mastertone played…
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to catch the last few songs of a Blue Mafia show at the…
In today’s music world, where the boundaries between genres are ever blurrier, many artists choose to step outside of their musical…
In November 2016 we reported that the boys in the Darrell Webb Band had experienced a serious auto crash in route…
The title of Eliza Mary Doyle’s latest recording, It Ain’t What It Seems, is somewhat accurate when it comes to the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
