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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.
When, in June 1979, Chicago-born Mark Hembree approached Bill Monroe about taking over as the permanent replacement for Randy Davis, Hembree…
The Memorial Service for Phil Leadbetter will take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, with visitation at New Beverly Baptist Church in Knoxville,…
On September 16, 1946, Bill Monroe recorded for the first time with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. These two evening…
The memorial service for Bill Emerson (William Hundley Emerson, Jr.) will take place at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church…
Robert Phillip ‘Bob’ Everhart, multi-instrumentalist, singer, entertainer, old-time country, bluegrass, and folk artist, passed away during the evening of August 20,…
On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Margaret Archer Bailey passed away peacefully at home at the age of 67. Margaret Bailey is…
Dennis Caplinger – photo by Dennis Andersen Dennis Caplinger, described by close friend since high school days and former band mate…
On this day … On August 17, 1926, Cecil Surratt was born in Premier, near Coalwood in McDowell County, West Virginia….
The pandemic has had and is still having a considerable effect on people’s lives and lifestyle with many performance arts, including…
Knowledgeable Swedish bluegrass record collector, scholar, activist, and musician, Urban Haglund, passed away on Sunday morning, July 26, 2021, after a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
