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Easter Brothers

  • James Easter passes 

    December 13, 2021 | by Richard Thompson

    James Easter, the last surviving member of bluegrass Gospel group, The Easter Brothers, passed away on December 10, 2021. He was 89 years of age and had been admitted to hospital on November 29, 2021, then moved to ICU after

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  • Singing Up There: A Tribute to the Easter Brothers – Lonesome River Band

    August 2, 2021 | by Lee Zimmerman

    It goes without saying that bluegrass is part of a timeless tradition that’s been carried forward from one generation to the next. Even those artists and ensembles that publicly profess the need to add their own individual elements to the

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  • Easter Brothers mural dedication in Mount Airy, NC

    May 24, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Local dignitaries and townspeople turned out last week in Mt. Airy, NC for the official dedication of The Easter Brothers mural painted downtown by Tim White. From their home base in Mt Airy, The Easter Brothers delighted bluegrass and Gospel

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  • Tim White finishes The Easter Brothers mural in Mount Airy

    April 16, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Last month we shared the news that Tim White, sign painter, radio host, and MC of PBS television series Song of the Mountains, was about to embark on another ambitious project. To wit, a large hand-painted mural of The Easter

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  • Tim White to paint Easter Brothers mural in Mount Airy, NC

    March 1, 2021 | by John Lawless

    Detail from The Easter Brothers mural - James Easter and Tim White While most bluegrass lovers in the US know Tim White as the genial host of the syndicated PBS program, Song of the Mountains, those in southwestern Virginia and east

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  • Russell Easter passes

    September 30, 2020 | by Sandy Hatley

    Prolific songwriter, musician, performer, and man of strong faith, Russell Easter, 90, eldest of the Easter Brothers, died on Tuesday, September 29. Easter passed away at Central Continuing Care in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Born on April 22, 1930 to the late

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  • Edd Easter passes

    January 30, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Edward Easter, one third of the iconic Easter Brothers, died earlier this morning. He was 84 years of age. The Easter Brothers were surely among the first families of bluegrass Gospel, performing together for more than 60 years. Along with brothers

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  • I’d Do It All Over Again – The Easter Brothers

    April 29, 2014 | by John Curtis Goad

    Not many groups who began playing together in the 1950s are still going strong today – particularly not with their original lineup still intact. James, Russell, and Edd Easter – more commonly known as The Easter Brothers – are one

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  • Easter and Lewis families take Dove Awards

    April 28, 2009 | by Richard Thompson

    Jeff & Shari Easter, the Lewis Family and the Easter Brothers were the proud winners of both Dove Awards in the bluegrass category at a ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, on Thursday evening (4/23). They took the

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