Author: Richard Thompson

Jim Horn passes

Jim Horn, bluegrass Gospel singer and left-handed guitarist from Martin County, Kentucky, passed away on January 30, 2022, at his home…

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Mike Kear’s Music From Foggy Hollow to celebrate 1,000 shows 

The very popular Music from Foggy Hollow program will reach a significant milestone on February 11, 2022, when Mike Kear will present…

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George Winn passes

Veteran mandolin player, singer, and bandleader George Winn passed away on early Sunday evening, January 23, 2022, at the age of…

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Louise Tomberlain passes

Louise Tomberlain, featured singer with Carl Tipton and family for about 40 years, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at the…

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On This Day #67 – Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble debuts in 1973

On this day …..  On January 21, 1973, the first broadcast of the Bluegrass Ramble radio show on WCNY-FM Syracuse, New…

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Ralph Emery passes

Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and…

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John Rice Irwin passes

John Rice Irwin, cultural historian, writer and the founder of the Museum of Appalachia, passed away in Clinton, Tennessee, on January…

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British bluegrass artist Pat Francis retires

Coincident with his recent 75th birthday, Pat Francis, one of Britain’s most experienced bluegrass musicians, is retiring from stage performance. He…

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Tommy Neal passes

Well-respected banjo picker Thomas W. ‘Tommy’ Neal passed away on January 11, 2022, after a very brief spell of hospice care….

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Mandolin Man – The Bluegrass Life of Roland White

Roland White’s illustrious bluegrass music career spans 65 years, and during that time he has been associated with progressive styles as…

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#1 Bluegrass Music Charts

Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music

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