Good morning Chief, I hope you had a good week and either already have your COVID shot, or are on the list. I got mine late last week. Either way, fear not, we're all masked up out here in the
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Ask Sonny Anything… Chubby Wise and his hair lifting fiddle
Well Chief, I hope you stayed inside this week and enjoyed perusing Marty's Valentine's gift. From the sounds of things on the news, it's a good thing we didn't venture far from the driveway last week — at least to
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Ask Sonny Anything… tell us about Lester Flatt
Good morning Chief! I'm reminded of The New South's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's 10 Degrees And Getting Colder this morning. In fact it was 9º overnight and with this layer of ice, Larry says we're not taking the Bluebird anywhere
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Ask Sonny Anything… has bluegrass music gone too far from its roots?
Hey Chief, come on out, we're all ready for another road trip through the pages of time. Take us back to the good ol' days Sonny. And by the way, you were right. Ol' Larry backed this monster into the
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Ask Sonny Anything… why did Rocky Top release on Christmas Day?
Good morning Chief, I know you said it would be a cold day before you ever got back onstage again, but according to Larry's super fancy Apple watch, it's 29.8º out here this morning...does that qualify? Ahhhh okay, you don't really
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Ask Sonny Anything… Did you have band members who didn’t work out?
Good morning Chief, it's road trip time again. Now listen, I don't want to scare you, but we have a few new guests joining on this little trip back in time including our driver, Michael Cleveland. Don't worry, he's a
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Ask Sonny Anything… “I bet I can sing higher than Bobby!”
Good morning Chief, it's that time again. I'm out here in the bus with Larry, Lincoln and Professor Dan. The Prof. was sick about missing last week's trip, but is raring to go this morning. And I mean that literally.
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Ask Sonny Anything… let’s talk about Little Roy Lewis
Good morning Chief! Hey, looks like Larry just pulled up in the bus. Put on your warmest coat and galoshes (that's Southern for fur lined Birkenstocks) and take these questions/comments with you from your fans and friends. Enjoy the ride and
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Ask Sonny Anything… did you play a melodic lick on Kaw-liga?
Good morning Chief, and welcome to a brand new year. Let's hope this one is a little better than the last. Mercy. In the meantime, the fans below are waiting in the bus out front to take you back to
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Ask Sonny Anything… on Tony Rice, Merle Travis, and the goatee
Good morning Chief. What a strange and sad week we've all had, both here in Nashville with the bombing, as well as the larger worldwide music community with the loss of Tony Rice. You had several questions about him, which