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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.
Bill Yates, lifetime bluegrass musician, bassist with The Country Gentlemen, and friend to everyone in the bluegrass community, died tonight after…
Surely many of our readers live in areas that might be described as a “bluegrass wasteland.” These may be places where some bluegrass fans…
The Church Sisters have announced that Jacob Eller has joined their band on bass. Like the Churches, Jacob is a native…
Banjo player Simon Mitchinson has launched a new web site offering free backing tracks for bluegrass musicians who need a resource…
Hammertowne has announced that Bryan Russell has joined the group to play bass and help with vocals. Russell is from eastern…
Brandon “BB” Bowles, a well-known face in the North Carolina/Virginia bluegrass scene, died Sunday, October 19, in a car accident in…
Shelby Means, who has been playing bass with Della Mae this past two and a half years, has announced this weekend…
Junior Sisk has announced that Kameron Keller has taken the job playing bass with Rambler’s Choice. He had been working this…
Artie Werner, bass player, band manager and booking agent, shared these words of remembrance for his friend, Ron Murphy, who passed…
Ron Murphy, whose rock-solid bass playing anchored the Cincinnati-area band Muddy River for many years, died this morning, one day short…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music