Paul Williams with his family, Erdia Humphrey, and son, Richie Humphrey (November 2022) Many of us grew up singing the songs and listening to the music of the legendary, Paul Williams. Earlier this month while in Gatlinburg, TN for Christmas in
Author: Sandy Hatley
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Roger Hester shares family memories of Earl Scruggs
Irene, Bryan, Anna Catherine, and Leonard Causby with Earl Scruggs, circa 1984 Banjoist Roger Hester, 81, of Sanford, NC, is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of bluegrass history. Recently, he shared a bit of his musical heritage that included the famous banjo
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Tyler Jackson, Tori Jones wed
Music has brought another couple to the altar. Banjoist of North Carolina's Drive Time, Tyler Jackson, married fiddler/mandolinist, Tori Jones, formerly of Sweet Potato Pie, on November 6 in Boonville, NC. The couple officially met in Nashville while attending the 2020
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2022 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies
Fast Track at the 2022 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren With new dates (the weekend before Thanksgiving), a new venue (WL Mills Auditorium in the Gatlinburg Convention Center), but the same quality show from its promoter
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2022 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies begins
Lorraine Jordan finds Sue Lee in the crowd at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies - photo © Bill Warren A change in dates and venue for this year's annual east Tennessee holiday bluegrass festival appears to be a success. "We had a
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The Swanee Theatre – new live music venue in North Carolina
It's just what the doctor ordered! After the world being shut down for two years with the global pandemic, bands are eager to perform and audiences are ready for a return to live entertainment. Ken Lingafelt and his partner, Kent
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Larry Rice’s mandolin on display at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Angel with mandolin photo by Mike Boulware The unique and highly prized mandolin once used the late Larry Rice is now on display in the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY, for all to see and reflect
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Bluegrass Ridge TV expands to all major US markets
Bluegrass Ridge is an internationally syndicated weekly half-hour television program featuring bluegrass music videos. It has always had one goal, to share the bluegrass genre with the largest audience possible. The program is now taking it one step further by adding
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Too Late For Tonight – Drive Time
Central North Carolina-based bluegrass band Drive Time has released a new project, Too Late For Tonight. Drive Time is comprised of Tyler Jackson on banjo, Austyn Howell on guitar, Austin Koerner on mandolin, Katie Koerner on fiddle, and Bailey Coe
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Billie Burton Daniel of WBT Briarhoppers passes
Billie Burton Daniel, who joined the North Carolina Briarhoppers in 1936 as "Little Billie Briarhopper," died on October 1, 2022, at the age of 98. Willie (Billie) Elisabeth Burton Daniel was born on March 8, 1924. She took to singing