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  • Don Rigsby on American Idol Sunday night supporting Noah Thompson

    May 20, 2022 | by John Lawless

    Kentucky bluegrass artist Don Rigsby is set to appear on this Sunday's American Idol broadcast, in support of a young man he knows back home, Noah Thompson, who is a finalist in this season's competition. Noah is a country singer from

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  • Alex Miller takes his Kentucky bluegrass to American Idol

    March 23, 2021 | by Sandy Hatley

    This year’s American Idol contestant field has strong representation from the bluegrass genre. For the show's 19th season, there are four such young performers vying to become the next American Idol. One is 17 year old Alex Miller from Lancaster,

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  • Mason Via, other grassers, headed to American Idol

    March 16, 2021 | by Sandy Hatley

    When you think of American Idol, you don’t typically expect to see and hear bluegrass artists audition. This year on the show's 19th season, there are four such performers vying to be the next American Idol. One of those is

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  • Bluegrass on American Idol?

    January 14, 2015 | by John Lawless

    I guess it's always theoretically possible, but this year there may be a better than average chance. Ellen Petersen, who performs with her family bluegrass band based in Branson, MO, auditioned on a lark for this year's American Idol on the Fox

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  • Steeldrivers song hits American Idol

    March 27, 2014 | by John Lawless

    It's not often that we find bluegrass content on Fox's American Idol program. But last night's (3/26/14) episode found contestant C.J. Harris singing an understated, acoustic version of If It Hadn't Been Love, written by Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson of

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  • Bluegrass connection on American Idol?

    February 22, 2010 | by John Lawless

    OK...  We don't expect to hear him singing and Flatt & Scruggs on the program, but Aaron Kelly, one of the 24 finalists on American Idol has some bluegrass in his background. The 16 year old from Pennsylvania is among

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