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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.
Travis Stewart at Capitol City Sound Studios in Baton Rouge (May 24, 1969) – photo © Fred Robbins Louisiana bluegrass music pioneer Travis…
Long-standing bluegrass and country music aficionado and student, Phillip Wells, passed away suddenly at his home in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on…
Much celebrated fiddle player Byron Berline passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021, as his band was going on stage at…
A little over a decade ago there were a few bluegrass-music-related novels released in just a five-year spell. However, after that…
Kentucky-born bluegrass guitarist, mandolin player and singer Mark Newton was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to a variety of…
The widely respected and very popular singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian, Mike O’Reilly passed away on June 1, 2021, following a bout…
Much-loved traditional bluegrass musician and teacher, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Edwards, a North Carolina native, passed away on Saturday morning, May 22, 2021. …
Very close friend of Bill Monroe’s and Bean Blossom attendee for over 55 years, James ‘Jim’ Peva passed away on May…
On this day … On April 2, 1987, The Bluegrass Cardinals recorded On Stage In Nashville (BGC Records, BGC 1001) at the…
King Records, the iconic Cincinnati label that produced several celebrated and legendary musicians from the 1940s into the early 1970s (including…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
