Our good friend and fellow laborer in this business of blogging, Sharon Smith, has posted some photos and comments from Billy Smith's 50th birthday party held at the Station Inn on Sunday. Her post includes photos of husband Terry Smith,
Earl Scruggs
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Martha White Video at The Grand Ole Opry
Yesterday while searching around the web for all things blugrass, I came across this little piece of video that I thought our readers might find interesting. It's a 60 second Martha White ad that is being projected on the big
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Opry 81st Birthday Bash
This weekend The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating their 81st Birthday, and they have some great bluegrass on both the Friday and Saturday night shows. Later tonight, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with special guest Earl Scruggs will perform twice
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Bill Evans on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
The following is a contribution from Bill Evans, well-known banjo picker, educator and semi-regular contributor here on Bluegrass Today. I'm just back - and completely exhausted! However, I wanted to share these pictures and relate a little bit of the magic
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Bill Monroe receives Pioneer Award from ACM
While we were IBMA last week, Brance and I focused our attention on the activities at the Nashville Convention Center. Of course, many things ocurred elsewhere - in Nashville and beyond - and we'll catch up on them over
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Banjo Guinness Record photos
As promised, John Drummond sent along some photos of the Guinness Record event last night at Turner Field in Atlanta. They were all taken by Bill Massey. Here the 238 banjo players who participated in the event run through their group
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New Guinness Book record for banjo pickers
Well, they did it! We have posted several times this summer about plans by the folks at Banjo.com to obtain a listing in The Guinness Book of World Records to honor Earl Scruggs. Yesterday in Atlanta, they succeeded, and the record
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Guinness banjo attempt in Atlanta today
We have told you previously about the folks at Banjo.com in Atlanta, and their attempt to set the Guinness Record for Largest Musical Ensemble - using banjo players. That record attempt, dubbed A Tribute To Earl Scruggs, is scheduled for
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Scruggs featured in new Bluegrass Music Profiles
Earl Scruggs is on the cover of the September/October issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, now on its way to subscribers. The magazine features a lengthy, personal interview with the legendary father of bluegrass banjo, where he talks about a
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Earl Scruggs to attend Guinness attempt in Atlanta
Last month, we reported on the planned attempt for a Guinness Book record in the Largest Musical Ensemble with banjo players during an Atlanta Braves baseball game on September 13. The event is spearheaded by the folks at Banjo.com, and