Curly Seckler

Last week we told you that Curley Seckler had undergone a triple bypass operation. Today, we can provide an update courtesy of his manager, Penny Parsons …….. “Curly Seckler continues to make progress in his recovery from triple bypass surgery on

Curly Seckler suffered a mild heart attack on April 3 and underwent triple bypass surgery on April 5 in Nashville. The surgery went well and he is expected to to spend about a week in the hospital before being able

A second benefit concert for Eddie Adcock, who is experiencing multiple medical issues, has been arranged for Thursday, February 4. The concert, going under the name of McReynolds Memorial Bluegrass Music Spectacular, is to be hosted by bluegrass veteran Jesse McReynolds,

This coming Friday, Christmas Day, bluegrass legend Curly Seckler will celebrate his 90th birthday. Another reason for Seckler to celebrate is the forthcoming 75th anniversary as a professional musician, a milestone accomplished by very few. Seckler was born in 1919 in China

There are a number of great opportunities today/tomorrow to check out live music and interviews via online radio. This morning (11/13), Buddy Woodward of Dixie Bee-Liners will be with Carol Beaugard on WFDU. They will talk about the new Bee-Liners CD,

Volumes 7 and 8 of the fantastic series of DVDs of the Flatt & Scruggs TV Shows from the 1950s and 1960s will be released by Shanachie Records on February 24. One of these sets features the earliest surviving show, from

Fans of bluegrass veteran Curly Seckler will be able to enjoy two radio programs in which he is featured during the holiday period. On Friday, December 26 Seckler discusses his career with host Frank Stasio on North Carolina Public Radio's

On Sunday, November 2, 2008, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky, unveiled a brand new Curly Seckler exhibit. The exhibit, which will remain up for one year, includes photos, posters and LPs from Seckler's 70 plus years in bluegrass

More big bluegrass doin's on online radio this Saturday (10/25). At 1:00 p.m. (EDT) former Foggy Mountain Boys Jody Rainwater and Curly Seckler will join Steep Canyon Rangers for a live set on WSVS AM 800 in Crewe, VA. They will

Steep Canyon Rangers will be doing two shows this month with legendary bluegrass pioneer Curly Seckler. Seckler was the mandolinist and tenor singer with Flatt & Scruggs during their hey day in the 1950s and early '60s, and later became a