Author: Richard Thompson

Kimble Blair, well-known Baltimore area fiddler passed away on May 29, 2017, following a series of heart attacks. He was 90 years old and he worked as a house painter by day.   Born in Harlan County, Kentucky, on October 14, 1926,

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections recently announced the winners of their 2017 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Among those winners was the much-heralded biographical work by Penny Parsons, for the book Foggy Mountain Troubadour, The Life

Tom Paley, guitarist, banjo and fiddle player, best known for his being a member of the New Lost City Ramblers, passed away in Brighton, England, on Saturday afternoon, September 30, 2017. He was 89 years old and had been in

Donna Ulisse and Marc Rossi wrote the award-winning song I Am a Drifter when they got together for one of their regular song-writing sessions that, as Ulisse tells us, took place each Monday. On Thursday, September 28 last, I Am a

In this fun series 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.   Shelby Gold is the fiddle player and singer/song-writer in the family

Wendy Thatcher with Eddie Adcock and IInd Generation (June 1970) - photo © Larry Marschall Jan Erin “Wendy” Thatcher, best known in bluegrass for her association with Eddie Adcock, passed away on August 28, 2017. She has been described as “a powerhouse

On June 1, (2017), we reported that Bill Clifton had been hospitalized for abdominal surgery. His recovery and subsequent release to return home was short-lived, as by June 10 he had to return to hospital, due to problems with his heart-rate.

Former Blue Grass Boy, Ralph Lewis passed away on Saturday evening, August 5, 2017. He was 89 years of age, the son of a seventh son who was born son of a seventh son. Born on April 25, 1928, in Madison

Jim Nunally, a San Francisco Bay Area native, has enjoyed a varied musical journey, not only as a musician, but as a composer, record producer and teacher. He had been preceded in that journey by his guitar-playing grandfather, an Arkansas native,

Caricature of Wayne Rice by JP's Custom Caricature Here’s the fifth contribution of a periodical feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This week we hear from celebrated radio host Wayne Rice. Somebody Touched Me