September 18 has been given as the release date for The Blue Are Still The Blues, a 15-song retrospective CD from Rebel Records taken from the four albums recorded for the label by The Traditional Grass in the 1990s. The highly influential
Gerald Evans
Gerald Evans RIP
We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout
Larry Cordle remembers Gerald Evans
Larry Cordle also sent along this remembrance of his friend and fellow Kentuckian, Gerald Evans. "Bluegrass lost a great musician saturday April 10, 2010. His fiddle silenced by that scourge of mankind, cancer. Gerald Evans was far too young to leave
Gerald Evans RIP
We have reported previously about Gerald Evans, the popular Kentucky bluegrass musician, singer and songwriter, and his battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed in the summer of 2009 with an aggressive, stage 4 cancer that was already widespread throughout
Evans, Vanderpool show raises $20K
Here's some heartwarming news that demonstrates the kindness and generosity of our bluegrass community... We got this note from Megan Brugger at MyClassicCountry radio in Xenia, OH. The station was among the sponsors for the Gerald Evans and Dale Vanderpool Appreciation
Gerald Evans, Dale Vanderpool benefit
A whole raft of bluegrass artists from the Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee area are banding together this Sunday (12/20) to raise money in support of two of their own. Dale Vanderpool and Gerald Evans have labored long and hard in the
Gerald Evans suffering from cancer
Gerald Evans, popular bluegrass singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been diagnosed with cancer. He has recently begun chemotherapy treatment, but his cancer has already reached stage 4, where the disease has spread widely through the body. Evans was part of the Traditional