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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.
Having A Coffee With… is a fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well…
From the very beginning playing bluegrass music has been a very precarious job, even for the very, very talented. Bill Monroe…
On This Day …. On May 27 1985, a re-united version of Country Gazette was filmed live in Kyoto, Japan, recording…
…return to page 1 In 1962, Wiseman played at Carnegie Hall on a bill headlined by Johnny Cash; Wiseman earned top…
On This Day …………… On May 10, 1979 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver played their first public performance at Buddy’s Bar-B-Que in…
During the past three years there have been many commemorations of the War between the States, noting its 150th anniversary, and…
Washington, DC area banjo player Joe Zauner has joined Patent Pending. Zauner, who has been playing banjo since 1973, is like…
Joe Newberry was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and grew up in Boone County, Missouri. His songwriting has the same clean,…
The 100th anniversary of Lester Flatt’s birthdate is on June 19 this year and many residents of his home town, Sparta,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music