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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.
A reader recently asked if I would consider, at some point, addressing the issue of playing for free. I replied: “Sure,…
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Wednesday night, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers held forth at the Station Inn in Nashville to celebrate the release of…
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Last week, after passing along some of the findings in my research into the whereabouts of some familiar characters in bluegrass…
People always seem interested in where music celebrities, or lesser-known one-hit wonder types, have disappeared to. I seem to recall VH-1,…
This marks the first time I’ve ever composed one of these on a smart phone (my manual typewriter is in the…
Judging by the hate mail, the slashed tires, and the kidnapping of my goldfish, I’d say last week’s column was a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
