Author: Richard Thompson

40 years of Stained Glass Bluegrass 

WAMU’s Bluegrass Country is celebrating 40 years of Stained Glass Bluegrass with a concert on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the…

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Tex Logan remembered 

Benjamin Franklin ‘Tex’ Logan Jr, best noted for his writing of the bluegrass standard, albeit a seasonal song, Christmas Time’s A-Comin’,…

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Tex Logan passes

Benjamin Franklin ‘Tex’ Logan passed away peacefully on Friday evening, April 24, 2015; he was 87 years old. He had had…

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Peter Thompson – 40 years of Radio

With the April 11, 2015, program DJ Peter Thompson celebrated 40 years of radio broadcasting. Currently working for Radio KALW, San…

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Tut Taylor Remembered 

Tut Taylor, The Flatpickin’ Dobro Man, died on Thursday morning April 9, 2015, at the Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North…

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On this Day #38 – Flatt & Scruggs Hillbilly All-Star Roundup

On this Day … On Saturday, April 11, 1953, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys (Curly Seckler, Benny…

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Cane Mill Road is Argentina bound

Teenaged bluegrass trio Cane Mill Road have been invited to represent the USA by playing three concerts at the world’s largest…

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Having a Coffee with …… Allan Spinney 

Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about…

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Chris Henry talks I’m Gonna Wait on Jesus 

Chris Henry has recently been extremely busy satisfying the demands of his many roles; freelance musician, engineer, producer, teacher and composer….

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The Story Behind the Song – Am I A Fool

Am I A Fool was written by Keith Tew and then-spouse Danette Gilley and recorded by the Lonesome River Band. The…

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

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