The McReynolds family, extended relations of the pioneering bluegrass entertainers Jim & Jesse, are asking for your help in raising sufficient funds to restore and rehabilitate the childhood home of Jim and Jesse McReynolds in southwestern Virginia. The two brothers grew
Plum River Records has released a first single from their upcoming album with Bluegrass Express, which is entitled A Tribute To Jim & Jesse. The Express have been a staple on the midwestern bluegrass scene since their founding in northern Illinois
Tim Ellis and his wife, Roxanne, celebrate his 65th birthday - photo © Bill Warren Southeast Michigan has been blessed with a number of musicians that made "the big time." Tim Ellis is one of those who had the opportunity of traveling
Jesse McReynolds, surely among the most consequential mandolinists, singers, and songwriters in the history of bluegrass music, died earlier this afternoon at his home in Nashville with his wife by his side. He had been in hospice care this past
UPDATE 5:41 p.m. - Joy has just told us that Jesse passed peacefully with her at his bedside at 3:58 p.m. today. We will publish a more detailed remembrance of this pioneer and founder in the bluegrass world soon. Very sad news
Today, July 9, 2021, is the 92nd birthday of mandolin legend Jesse McReynolds, and we join all of bluegrass music in wishing him a very Happy Birthday! To help celebrate this auspicious date, Danny Clark with The Bluegrass Bus Museum has
In a solemn ceremony Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, six legendary figures in bluegrass music were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Glenville State College in Glenville, WV. Things got started
Those who grew up in rural areas know the importance that the local school played in the community. In many cases it had the only auditorium of any size, and would typically host civic meetings, entertainment offerings, and even political events for local
On This Day …… On December 20, 1982, Don Law, producer, died in La Marque, Galvaston, Texas. Don Law was the producer of some exceptional recordings by stellar bluegrass acts Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys and Jim
Rural Rhythm Records has three new re-issues in its Heritage Collection, which brings back long out-of-print titles from the back catalog. When Sam Passamano acquired Rural Rhythm in 1987, one of his chief interests was the wealth of material the label had from
