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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.
It seems the debate over what constitues ‘traditional bluegrass’ and what should be labeled ‘progressive bluegrass’ has no end. Stack on…
The proposed merger between Gibson Guitar and TC Group which was announced in January ’08 has been shelved. The two companies…
Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein, whose Rebel CD 2:10 Train was released earlier in March, are scheduled to tour with Emmylou…
This post (and photos) is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has…
Here’s a follow up to our post earlier this week about Unlimited Tradition reforming: Shayne Bartley tells us that the band…
Bluegrass Today would like to wish a very happy 83rd birthday to George Shuffler. George was born April 11, 1925. Shuffler…
On Monday (4/14) we will start a multi-part series of posts comparing recorded music sales within the bluegrass world with what…
We received a note recently from Shayne Bartley informing us that he and Ray Craft were in the process of reforming…
Eugene Crabtree, who played banjo for many years with The James King Band, died suddenly yesterday (4/9) from a heart attack….
As the International Bluegrass Music Association is at pains to remind us, bluegrass music is a truly worldwide phenomenon. Though the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
