• Becky Isaacs Bowman injured in auto accident

    Bluegrass gospel singer, musician and songwriter, Becky Isaacs Bowman, of The Isaacs, was involved in an serious auto accident on Friday near her home in Hendersonville, Tennessee.  She was in a head-on collision which left her with broken bones, requiring emergency

  • Milom Williams to Deeper Shade of Blue

    As Jason Fraley exits North Carolina's Deeper Shade of Blue, Milom Williams steps into his position as the band's new mandolinist and baritone singer. DSB's longtime lead singer and guitarist, Troy Pope, shared... "Jason stood beside me for 20 plus years. We

  • Troy Brammer passes

    Banjo player Troy Brammer passed away on December 11, 2022, at the age of 90.  Troy Shirley Brammer was born on July 24, 1932, and raised in Patrick County, Virginia, but settled and lived the rest of his years in Collinsville,

  • Jamie Johnson returns to The Grascals

    In perhaps the most obvious personnel move in bluegrass history, The Grascals have welcomed back founding member Jamie Johnson on guitar and vocals following the recent departure of Chris Davis. Johnson had been involved with the group going back to their

  • Dale Ann Bradley checks in

    The whole bluegrass world has been anxiously awaiting news from Dale Ann Bradley, after her having suffered a heart attack following the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh earlier this year. We heard from her yesterday, and she wanted to pass

  • Peter Cooper passes

    Writer, singer, songwriter, and popular Nashville personality Peter Cooper has died following a serious head injury sustained over the weekend. He was 52 years of age. For years Cooper wrote about music for Nashville's paper, The Tennessean, and moved to the