Frank Wakefield

Frank Wakefield at his home in Saratoga Springs, NY (2015) - photo © Jeromie Stephens The recent passing of mandolin legend Frank Wakefield inspired Jerome Stephens to look through his photo records, where he found these images from a visit he

Doug McKelway and Frank Wakefield Doug McKelway is a good friend to Bluegrass Today, an experienced television newscaster, and a bluegrass banjo player. He was also a good friend to mandolin maestro Frank Wakefield, who died last week in New York.

Distinctive bluegrass mandolin stylist Frank Wakefield died on April 26 at his home in Saratoga Springs, NY. He was 89 years of age. Born Franklin Delano Wakefield on June 26, 1934 in Emory Gap in east Tennessee, his family moved to

Mandolin virtuoso Frank Wakefield was hospitalized recently after being diagnosed with a combination of acute influenza and acute pneumonia. The lifelong bluegrass performer is approaching his 85th birthday in June. He was well enough to be discharged on Friday, April 26

Patuxent Music has released an absolutely classic set of recordings from Red Allen and Frank Wakefield. The WDON Recordings contain 22 tracks cut in 1963 when Red and Frank had a recurring radio program at WDON AM in Wheaton, MD. This was

Patuxent Records, based in Rockville, MD, has two new releases celebrating bluegrass mandolin. One involves teaming up a veteran stylist with a newcomer, and the other an exercise of label owner perogative. Frank Wakefield has long been an artist who goes

Veteran Fairborn, Ohio, bluegrass musician Red Spurlock has been diagnosed with oral cancer. A Kentucky-born banjo player, Spurlock started out in late in 1951 playing with Red Allen in Dayton area bars, including the Miami Bar and the Friendly Inn, later

Mandolin icon Frank Wakefield is home from the hospital, and recovering nicely from lung surgery. He was released Tuesday after having been hospitalized this past two weeks, much of it in the ICU. Frank underwent surgery on June 12 to remove

Some very encouraging news regarding Frank Wakefield and his recent surgery... He remains in the ICU, but is doing well after surgery and re-inflating his right lung. It is expected that Frank can be moved from intensive care in the next

We have learned that mandolin legend Frank Wakefield is in the hospital. He underwent surgery on his right lung earlier today. It is expected that he will remain hospitalized for a week or more. We will post more details as we can