Dewey Brown

After many successive generations of being looked down upon by the popular culture, the Appalachian heritage at the root of so much bluegrass and old time music is finally being celebrated by academia and the wider world as an authentic

During the 15 years we have been writing online, we have seen bluegrass use of music videos grow exponentially, from almost nonexistent in 2004 to a standard part of the promotional efforts for new recordings in 2019. During that time,

Dewey & Leslie Brown and the Carolina Gentlemen will accept the Traditional American Bluegrass CD of the Year award this weekend from the Rural Roots Music Commission in Iowa. The honor is for their debut recording, Under The Mountain, independently released earlier

Bluegrass fans remember Dewey Brown as the fiddle player with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was Ralph's final fiddler, right up until his passing. When Ralph II took over the band, Dewey moved with his wife, Leslie, down

Clinch Mountain Boys fiddler Dewey Brown and his wife, Leslie, have purchased a venue in Liberty, NC not far from their home in Burlington. It's called The Liberty Showcase, and starting next month it will be showcasing bluegrass concerts amidst

We had a number of posts last month about a serious auto accident on June 22 involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph's grandson Nathan Stanley, who plays mandolin and sings with the band, fiddler Dewey Brown, and

The Bristol Heralnd Courier has a piece in this morning's paper from Claire Galofaro with a few updates concerning the auto accident early Monday morning involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Dr. Ralph's grandson, Nathan Stanley, and

We just heard back from James Alan Shelton, guitarist and road manager with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, about the accident we reported last night involving band members Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown Here is his report... A speeding drunk

We have learned that Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown, both members of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, were involved in a serious automobile accident early this morning (6/22). We are still collecting information, and will update as we can