Obituary

Billy Wheeler, a very active banjo player in northern Virginia since the 1970s, died at his home on December 20. He was 62 years of age. Born Jospeh William Wheeler III, Billy seemed able to play most any stringed instrument he

Maggie and Gary Bilby are inducted into the SE Michigan Hall of Honor in 2017 - photo © Bill Warren Michigan lost one of it’s finest bluegrass musicians and people on Friday, November 30th when Maggie Bilby lost her battle with cancer.

William N ‘Bill’ Hicks, a founding member of the Red Clay Ramblers, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018. He was 75 years of age. In the early part of this year he was diagnosed with a chronic condition that attacked his

The bluegrass and banjo playing world has lost a great champion today, as we note the passing of singer and multi-instrumentalist, Roy Clark. The smiling face of the banjo for so many Americans as a host on Hee-Haw for nearly

Photo of Hisashi Ozaki © Darwin Davidson Japanese bluegrass music pioneer Hisashi Ozaki passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 10, 2018, as he was preparing to go for a recording session for a regular radio program on Kamakura FM the following

An important figure in the bluegrass and traditional country music community in southeastern Pennsylvania has left us. Larry Waltman, longtime proprietor of the Sunset Music Park in Jennersville, died on October 29. He was 100 years old. Sunset Park hosted outdoor

West Virginia bluegrass musician and songwriter Mike Blackburn died at his home on October 8. He was 58 years of age, and had been dealing with health problems this past few years. Mike had performed with a number of groups in

Bluegrass Today expresses our grief on the passing of Mark Giejda, husband of bluegrass artist and valued client, Cindy G. Many folks noted Cindy's absence during the recent World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh last month, especially with her new Moonshiner's

Andy Goessling on stage with Railroad Earth - photo © Dylan Langille Andy Goessling, co-founder and multi-instrumentalist with jamgrass favorites, Railroad Earth, has died. Not much information has been released, though the band has confirmed Andy's passing, and no cause of death has

Fans of The Lindsey Family, a bluegrass Gospel group from central Kentucky, are mourning with the family today.  Michael John Daniel Lindsey, who played mandolin with the family group, has died. He was 11 years of age, and had been fighting