• Bertie Sullivan passes

    Bertie Sullivan, a mainstay of the Mississippi bluegrass community, died on February 21, 2019 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. She was 78 years of age, and had been hospitalized since a serious auto accident in January. Sullivan was known

  • Mac Wiseman passes

    The great Mac Wiseman, known widely as The Voice with a Heart, died this morning in an Antioch, TN rehab facility. He was 93 years of age, and had been experiencing kidney failure these past few weeks. One could argue that

  • Alan Perdue passes

    Alan Perdue, popular North Carolina bluegrass musician, died yesterday afternoon at the hospital in Chapel Hill. He was 49 years of age, and had been suffering from liver disease. Just last month, fans and friends gathered in Trinity, NC for a concert

  • Kenny Hudson passes

    Kenny Hudson passed away on February 7. He was only 57 years of age, and died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep. Though he wasn't a performer in bluegrass, Kenny contributed a great deal to the music. As a doting father,

  • Neal “Banjo Man” James passes

    Neal James, who appeared on several seasons of the Animal Planet reality program, The Call of the Wildman, passed away on February 1. He was only 55 years of age, and had been dealing with multiple cardiac issues. The show captured

  • Edd Easter passes

    Edward Easter, one third of the iconic Easter Brothers, died earlier this morning. He was 84 years of age. The Easter Brothers were surely among the first families of bluegrass Gospel, performing together for more than 60 years. Along with brothers

  • Les Sears passes

    Popular Virginia bluegrass personality and radio host Les Sears passed away on January 15 during the Yee Haw Music Festival in Okeechobee, FL. He was 70 years of age. Les was beloved by the bluegrass community - artists, festival attendees, promoters, and

  • Whitey Shafer passes

    Famed Nashville Country music song-writer Sanger D. ‘Whitey’ Shafer passed away this past Saturday, January 12, 2019, following a long illness. He was aged 84 and had struggled with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for a few years.  Born in Whitney, Texas, on

  • Guy Stevenson passes 

    Former bass player for Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, Guy Stevenson passed away on January 4, 2019, while at the Parkland Medical Center, Farmington, Missouri. He was 89 years old and had been in ill health for a while.  Guy Benton

  • Al Hawkes passes

    Al Hawkes passed away in the early hours of December 28, 2018, while in hospice care, just over three weeks after his wife, Barbara, had passed. The Maine bluegrass pioneer had been in failing health and was unresponsive for the