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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
These ruminations on the passing of Earl Scruggs are a contribution from Sammy Shelor, banjo player and band leader with Lonesome…
Sadly lost in all the Earl Scruggs coverage, we have learned that banjo legend Doug Dillard is hospitalized in Nashville. When…
This remembrance of Earl Scruggs comes from Ron Stewart, fiddler and banjo player with The Boxcars, who is widely-regarded as one…
This remembrance of Earl Scruggs comes from Kristin Scott Benson, banjo player with The Grascals, and a multiple winner of the…
Fellow banjo legend Terry Baucom pulled together a few reflections on the passing of Earl Scruggs, which he shared as an…
The Tennessean, Nashville’s hometown paper, is reporting that Earl Scruggs passed away this morning at a local hospital. He was 88…
Pete Wernick informs us that a full scholarship is being offered for his Dr. Banjo jam camp held April 23-26 in…
Canadian banjoist Jayme Stone will be debuting a banjo concerto written for him on July 22 in London, Ontario. The piece…
Dan Boner, Director of the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music program, has shared this news about a beloved faculty…
Here’s a heartwarming story for a lovely Spring day, sent by our friends at Nechville Musical Products. Trout Fishing In America…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music