Flatt & Scruggs

It’s finally here, fellas: Die Hard 5 hits theaters TODAY! Unfortunately, for most of you, Bruce Willis takes a backseat to Cupid. If you didn’t know by now, today is Valentine’s Day. How many of you have forgotten until now? And

On this day ….. On January 28, 1984, soulful bluegrass singer and mandolin player Earl Taylor died. Earl Taylor was born on June 17, 1929, in rural Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia.  He was the leader of one of the more significant

On this day ….. On this day 50 years ago, January 19, 1963, the Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' recording of the Ballad of Jed Clampett topped the Billboard Hot Country singles charts. The song spent 20 weeks on the charts and

Pressing play on the debut album from the Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band is like taking a time machine to the 1950s. This four-piece group, based in the Tri-Cities region of East Tennessee, is writing and playing tunes straight out

I spent yesterday with Josh Graves by reading Bluegrass Bluesman: Josh Graves A Memoir, a collection of transcribed interviews given in the '90s by the resonator guitar master. Expertly edited by Fred Bartenstein with help from a lot of good folks,

The passing of Earl Scruggs has brought a great many emotions to the fore, along with some wonderful memories from those who knew him, and those who have enjoyed his music over the years. We've been fortunate to be able to

On Sunday, my father (Joe Mullins) and I sat and listened to every minute of a funeral for a man I had only been around once. Why would the passing of someone who I didn’t even know personally cause my

Sierra Hull & Highway 111 will be performing live on WSVS radio from Crewe, VA on Saturday afternoon (3/31) at 1:30 p.m. (EDT. Ms. Hull and the boys have a sold-out show later in the evening in nearby Kenbridge, and will

What are you doing for Earl Scruggs' birthday on Friday? Earl turns 88 on January 6, and banjo players worldwide will bow towards Flint Hill, NC to pay homage to the man who brought 3 finger, bluegrass-style banjo to the forefront

This CD is for the old timers—unapologetic “old school” traditionalists. My people… Us “old foggies” know the locomotive sound and feel of a Paul Warren fiddle breakdown with Lester Flatt, Cousin Jake, Uncle Josh, and Earl Scruggs - or one of