Memoriam

Family and friends of the late bluegrass entertainer Ron Spears will gather at Nashville's Station Inn on August 27 to remember his many contributions to our music, and to so many people's lives. This promised celebration of Ron's life will take

Legendary Canadian folk music star Gordon Lightfoot passed away at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on Monday evening, May 1, 2023. Age 84, he died of natural causes. The singer-songwriter's most enduring works include If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree

Details of the services for all-round bluegrass entertainer Ronald Gary Spears, who passed away on March 22, 2023, aged 69, have been announced.  A memorial service will be held at the Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, UT on Friday, April 14,

Music Row veteran, William Thomas 'Bil VornDick, 72, was remembered in a special ceremony at Ocean Way Studio in Nashville on Tuesday evening, September 20. The audio engineer/producer to the stars passed away July 5, just five days following a

Details of services for master mandolin stylist Herschel Sizemore, who passed away on September 9, 2022, of congestive heart failure, have been published. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 14, 2022, at Simpson Funeral

A highly motivated group of Keith Whitley fans and industry friends have organized a crowdfunding campaign to erect a memorial monument at the site of his final resting place in Tennessee. It is their hope that this can be successfully

Gary Saunders, a beloved western North Carolina musician who passed away in 2020, was remembered last Saturday at Whippoorwill Academy and Village in Ferguson, NC. The multi-instrumentalist was celebrated with picking, grinning, and storytelling, "We had the most wonderful day for

Gary Saunders, a beloved western North Carolina musician who passed away in 2020, will be remembered and celebrated with picking, grinning, and storytelling on Saturday, June 18, 3:00-5:00 p.m., at Whippoorwill Academy and Village in Ferguson, NC. A Dr. Banjo

This series is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will include a

Not surprisingly, tributes and condolences have poured in following the passing of banjo ace J.D. Crowe, who passed away on Christmas Eve last year (2021). These have come in a variety of formats; printed and on-line, TV bulletins and videos;