On This Day ……… On May 9, 1956 Jimmy Martin had his first recording session for Decca Records. At an afternoon session at Bradley Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, Jimmy Martin recorded four songs Before the Sun Goes Down, Skip
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Having a Coffee with ……………. Bob Wolff
This is the third in a fun new series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so well known, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Today's guest is Bob
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MountainGrass launches in Australia
A new organization has been chartered in Australia to promote bluegrass and old time music on the mainland and in New Zealand. This all grew out of a meeting last month in Harrietville, VIC, the site of a popular bluegrass festival
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Balsam Range to the silver screen
"They're gonna put me in the movies..." So sang Buck Owens (and Ringo Starr) in the mid 1960s in Act Naturally, a hit song that told the story of a country boy set for stardom in the movie biz. In 2014,
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Melba Montgomery and Curtis McPeake talk Bluegrass Hootenanny
Much of Nashville, and all of country music, was absorbed yesterday with the memorial service for George Jones held at the Grand Ole Opry house. Friends and loyal fans turned out to remember this musical giant, who passed away on
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Chapmans host benefit for Grand Opening of The Acoustic Shoppe
The Chapmans are hosting an all-day music event on Saturday (5/4/13) for the official Grand Opening of their new business venture, The Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, MO. Live music will be provided from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. featuring The Hillbenders and
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Joe Mullins, Russell Moore on George Jones
Two more bluegrass artists have checked in with their thoughts and reflections on the passing of George Jones. First up, five-time IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year, Russell Moore. "George Jones is a legend...not only in country music, but in probably every
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Pretty Good for a Girl – Murphy Henry (the interview)
Pretty Good for a Girl is the rather grudging term often used in the past to damn with faint praise a female who is inclined to excel in some way. Murphy Hicks Henry, the author, has the good humour to use
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Rhonda Vincent on George Jones’s passing
Rhonda Vincent shared this lovely remembrance of the late George Jones, which she has also published on her web site. I sit here overcome with sadness, as the news of the passing of George Jones seems to overwhelm my every thought. A
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Steve Martin and Edie Brickell team up on Love Has Come For You
Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were household names and stars on television and in popular music. Now there’s a new Steve and Edie – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell — teaming up