Miscellaneous bluegrass news

Herschel Sizemore, a true hero in the bluegrass mandolin world, is back home after a brief hospitalization last week. He had been in hospital to have a pacemaker installed to help regulate his heartbeat. The Sizemore family says that he already

This report on Larry Cordle's surprise 70th birthday party comes courtesy of Sandy Hartley. On Monday night before one of his weekly gigs at the world famous Station Inn in Nashville, Larry Cordle was treated to a surprise 70th birthday party

Gina Keltner with the Opry presents Del McCoury with a 15th Anniversary print - photo by Chris Hollo Last Saturday when The Del McCoury Band performed on the Grand Ole Opry, Del was surprised between shows with a special 15th Anniversary

Paul Kurtz and Audie Blaylock with a bucket o' beans. Promotional collaborations between bluegrass artists and major advertisers have been a part of our music from the very beginning, so much so that they have become part of the folklore of

Bluegrass Today is delighted to announce that long-time sales associate Ashley Lewis has been promoted to the position of Sales Manager, now handling the bulk of our national accounts. Lewis first came to Bluegrass Today in May of 2014 as a

Ohio's Nightflyer band is asking fans and friends to add their bass player, Tony Kakaris, to their prayer lists. Tony has recently received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks the marrow in your bones. He is

James "JC" Curleigh, new Gibson CEO and President Gibson Brands Inc announced today the naming of a new senior management team, including James "JC" Curleigh as the new CEO and President, stepping into the role played for many years by Henry Juszkiewicz.

West Virginia bluegrass singer, songwriter, and bandleader Rachel Burge and her husband, Brian, are celebrating the arrival of their second child, Wren Rachelle Burge. She was born October 8 at 10:27 a.m., weighing in at 8.5 lbs, and stretching out to

Since 1987, American television audiences have become accustomed to a Disney advertising ploy following the Super Bowl, where the MVP of the just-concluded game is asked what he's going to do next. The campaign, designed in cooperation with ABC Sports,

In a striking contrast with recent partisan wrangling in Washington, both political parties in both houses of Congress have come together to pass the Music Modernization Act, a thoroughgoing reform of the way that artists and songwriters are paid for