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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
When it comes to duet teams, Jim and Jesse McReynolds were without question one of the most influential duos in bluegrass…
Jim Buchanan, 85, professional fiddler and friend to all, passed away March 5 in Nashville following a period of declining health….
The McReynolds family, extended relations of the pioneering bluegrass entertainers Jim & Jesse, are asking for your help in raising sufficient…
Plum River Records has released a first single from their upcoming album with Bluegrass Express, which is entitled A Tribute To…
Tim Ellis and his wife, Roxanne, celebrate his 65th birthday – photo © Bill Warren Southeast Michigan has been blessed with…
Jesse McReynolds, surely among the most consequential mandolinists, singers, and songwriters in the history of bluegrass music, died earlier this afternoon…
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, July 9, 2021, is the 92nd birthday of mandolin legend Jesse McReynolds, and we join all of bluegrass music in…
In a solemn ceremony Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, six legendary figures in bluegrass…
Those who grew up in rural areas know the importance that the local school played in the community. In many cases it…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music