Noted bluegrass fiddler, and former Clinch Mountain Boy, Jame Price has died today at his home in West Virginia. He was 57 years of age. According to his son, Mason, James went to sleep and never woke up. At this point
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Danny Paisley diagnosed with throat cancer
Sad news to report about a beloved bluegrass artist. Danny Paisley has been diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer. He is scheduled to begin treatment shortly. Speaking earlier today with his son Ryan, we learned a bit more about Danny's situation. "After persistent illness and
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Under The Weather from Jesse Smathers
Jesse Smathers is definitely a bluegrass man. And he comes by it naturally, with both his grandfather and his great uncle, Harold and Luke Smathers, being major contributors to traditional music in Jesse's native North Carolina. In fact, the two were
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Rodney Dillard looks back on his music career at 80 years young
Even as late as the early '60s, bluegrass was largely ignored by the mainstream folk and country community. Mostly referred to as "hillbilly music," it was a sound confined to back porches and community hoedowns in rural Appalachia in the
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Keith Whitley to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
It turns out that Keith Whitley was mistaken when he sang back in 1978, My Home Ain't In The Hall of Fame. Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced that Keith will be inducted in this year's class, along with
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Chris Davis to RBR Entertainment, new single
RBR Entertainment has announced the signing of Grascals guitarist and vocalist Chris Davis to the label, and have released a first single today from an upcoming album. Chris has been active in bluegrass for many years, working alongside some of the
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I’m Warming Up To An Old Flame video from Tennessee Bluegrass Band
Today's the day! The long awaited debut single and music video from the Tennessee Bluegrass Band has arrived. This newly-formed group raised a great many expectations when it was announced that they would be recording with Billy Blue Records, and
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Nor’ Easter from Jake Eddy, with Andy Statman and Ned Luberecki
Things have been moving fast for West Virginia guitarist Jake Eddy. Not many months ago he was an obscure flatpicker, working on bluegrass with his brother around home, and posting videos on YouTube. Last summer, we heard a powerful track he
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From The Side of the Road… would I lie to you?
I was flying out of the Nashville airport recently, and I passed by a large, prominently displayed electronic sign, which said the following: "Plane Truth #1: BNA stands for Best National Airport. For real" (BNA is Nashville's airport code). Then
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Digital reissue: It’s The Music from Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers
Mountain Fever Records has announced a digital reissue of an historically important album that never made it to download and streaming before today. It's The Music was initially released by reso master Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers on CD in