Don Rigsby

  • Praise His Holy Name from Wayne Taylor

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    I've long understood that a military career shows you how to get things done, but former Navy bandsman Wayne Taylor may be working on a new bluegrass record. Over the past 6-8 weeks, he has conceived an album project, written

  • Nathan Stanley heading to the studio

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    Nathan Stanley, grandson of Dr. Ralph, has big plans for the month of December. He has his first headlining turn with the Clinch Mountain Boys in Pigeon Forge, TN, and will begin work in the studio for a new solo

  • Grassers with Bobby and Billy Ray Cyrus

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    Unless you've been living in a cave since 1992, there's a strong likelihood that you are familiar with country singer and TV personality Billy Ray Cyrus. Odds are you are also acquainted with his daughter, singer, actress and gal-about-town, Miley. But

  • Bluegrass Revival with Don Rigsby

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    It looks like we can add TV Star to the long list of Don Rigsby's accomplishments. The Kentucky native, with stints as a member of such notable acts as J.D. Crowe & The New South and Lonesome River Band, and

  • Bowman, Rigsby, Smith in the studio

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    We talked a good while on Tuesday with Kenny & Amanda Smith, and hope to have a video interview with them before IBMA week concludes. Both were looking spry and chipper, and full of the energy and good humor that

  • Dale Vanderpool passes

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    Dale Vanderpool, noted bluegrass banjo player and good friend to many in the central US, died Sunday after a three year struggle with cancer. He was 59 years old. His professional work included stints with Don Rigsby, Larry Stephenson and Melvin

  • Bowman, Rigsby, Smith project in the works

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    A powerful trio of bluegrass all-stars have announced plans for a special project, with work set to begin in the near future. Ronnie Bowman, Don Rigsby and Kenny Smith performed together as members of Lonesome River Band in the mid-to-late 1990s.