It may seem hard to believe, but Becky Isaacs Bowman has been performing bluegrass and Gospel music for four decades, and is only now preparing to release her first solo project. The daughter of Joe and Lily Isaacs, she has
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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
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Christmas at the Old Homeplace from Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive
With Christmas time a comin' soon, broadcasters will be lighting up the airwaves with holiday music. Several bands have already released new Christmas songs this season, among them are Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive. Christmas at the Old Homeplace, the
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Lonesome State of Mind from Blue Highway
Blue Highway - photo by Dean Groover New music from Blue Highway is always good news, and it's been roughly three years since we've had any. So the release of this debut single from an upcoming album is certainly a bright
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Joe Mullins talks Old Fashioned Christmas and Paul Williams
Today is the release date for a new Christmas single from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, with a special guest vocal performance from Paul Williams, who is an old friend of the Mullins family. As this weekend is the 60th
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Sonny Osborne’s Stelling Sonflower to be sold at auction to benefit IBMA Trust Fund
We have all been missing Sonny Osborne since he passed away in October of 2021. Sonny's wonderful music with brother Bobby, plus his outsized personality and wit, left a legacy that will never be forgotten in bluegrass music. Now comes word
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Bluegrass Stories presents The Seldom Scene @ 1983
Bluegrass Stories, the ongoing podcast hosted by Katy Daley and Howard Parker, has released a very special episode this week, taking us back to the early days of Seldom Scene in 1984. It's a video produced by George Mason University for
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Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown podcast
Just recently, 11 years after we launched Bluegrass Today and our Weekly Airplay Chart, a pair of bluegrass radio hosts in the Pacific have launched a podcast based on the chart. Called, plainly enough, Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20 Countdown,
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Dudley Murphy passes
Dudley Murphy, top-rated flatpick guitarist with Radio Flyer, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. He was 82 years of age. Born on April 16, 1940, in Danville, Kentucky, Murphy's interest in music began during his high school days in
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Roger Hester shares family memories of Earl Scruggs
Irene, Bryan, Anna Catherine, and Leonard Causby with Earl Scruggs, circa 1984 Banjoist Roger Hester, 81, of Sanford, NC, is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of bluegrass history. Recently, he shared a bit of his musical heritage that included the famous banjo