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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.
Here is another personal remembrance of James Alan Shelton, this one from his close friend and neighbor, Steve Patton. Steven and…
I recently got a message from a musician with a band called Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (I was a little hurt that…
With first round ballots out for the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards, the IBMA is also starting work on the Special…
Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler has suffered a second stroke in just over a year. His first was in May of 2013,…
James Alan Shelton’s wife Greta has sent along these words of gratitude for all the support she and James received while…
Among the many people mourning the loss of James Alan Shelton today is his good friend, Audey Ratliff. Many people know…
Just a few months after the passing of his guitar hero George Shuffler, longtime Clinch Mountain Boy James Alan Shelton has…
James Alan Shelton, long-time guitarist with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, passed away earlier this evening. He was in…
The proposed International Bluegrass Music Center, which will serve as the new home for the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro,…
Slovak banjoist Richard Cifersky will be visiting the US again later this month. He will serve as a staff instructor during…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
