In November last year (2017) we were distressed to have to pass on the tragic news that Ernie Thacker, only 45 years old, had been given news that the osteomyelitis, the rare bone disease that he had been diagnosed as
Author: Richard Thompson
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On This Day #53 – Bill Emerson turns 80
On this day ….. On January 22, 1938, Bill Emerson was born in Washington D.C., from where he went on to be one of the most important banjo players in bluegrass music history. William Hundley "Bill" Emerson, Jr. was influenced towards becoming
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Bluegrass 45 – 50 Years On
“More than a band, these six friends from Kobe, Japan, have shared 50 years of friendship, musicianship, and a passion for music that has promoted and championed bluegrass as a culture, genre, and lifestyle all over the world.” So says
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David Sebring passes
The Bluegrass Band - Dave Sebring, in the middle on bass © Stephanie P. Ledgin David Sebring passed away on January 4, 2018. He was in hospice care at McKendree Village, Hermitage, near Nashville. Sebring was 66 years old. Born on August
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Hot Rize reaches 40 years of age
January 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Hot Rize's first gigs, in Boulder, Colorado back in 1978. Often called America's Bluegrass Band, Hot Rize has always balanced innovation with tradition to create their own style of bluegrass music. Perhaps the most
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On This Day #52 – Skaggs & Whitley
On this day … On January 8, 1971, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs recorded tracks for what would be the LP Tribute to The Stanley Brothers (Jalyn JLP-129) at the Jalyn Recording Studio, 1806 Brown Street, Dayton, Ohio. The young duo
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Stephanie Ledgin photo exhibition in NJ
Award-winning journalist Stephanie Ledgin can be found “wherever the music takes me”, and wherever she goes with her pen, her trusty camera goes too. Ledgin’s professional photographic and journalistic odyssey began in 1975, when she was hired as assistant editor
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Bluegrass Generation: A Memoir by Neil Rosenberg
The prospect of another book written by eminent bluegrass music historian Neil V. Rosenberg always thrills. Having to wait until June this year doesn’t so much. Rosenberg’s forthcoming Bluegrass Generation: A Memoir relates his experiences during the period from 1961 to
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Having a Coffee with…… Larry Stephenson
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Larry Stephenson is instantly recognizable for his crystal-clear tenor
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Funeral arrangements for John Ray “Curly” Seckler
The funeral services for John Ray "Curly” Seckler will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 1, at Spring Hill Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Goodlettsville, TN. The family will receive friends on