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Bill Torbert Jr, former member of Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home at the age of 81. Born in Washington, DC and raised in DC and Maryland, he

Author Barbara Martin Stephens was the common-law wife of Jimmy Martin, much troubled bluegrass star of the 1950s onwards.   Her personal story, Don’t Give Your Heart to a Rambler: My Life with Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass, relates the

Special tributes to bygone bluegrass stars are on the docket at the 2018 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Tunbridge, VT. Three stage shows are scheduled to honor iconic artists, along with a book signing and interview session. Jimmy Martin gets the

Nadia Ramlagan interviewed Barbara Martin Stephens for her most recent edition of the Yesterday's Wine podcast. They spoke at length about Barbara's book, Don't Give Your Heart To A Rambler, where she tells her story of living and working with

The Nashville chapter of The Handsome Ladies are hosting a live question and answer sessions this evening with Barbara Martin Stephens, author of Don't Give Your Heart To A Rambler - My Life with Jimmy Martin, The King of Bluegrass.

As those of us in the United States celebrate Independence Day today, what better music to accompany our cookouts and fireworks than bluegrass? Nothing goes with the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air quite like the ring of

Jimmy Martin is one of the few bluegrass artists who was probably known as much for his personality as he was for his music. His stubborn, no-holds-barred attitude and tendency to speak his mind – loudly - to whoever would

On This Day  … On May 14, 2005, Jimmy Martin passed away. Ten years ago today, James Henry Martin passed away in Nashville, Tennessee, having been diagnosed with bladder cancer over a year earlier. He was aged 77. The Toronto Star called him "one of

One of my favorite releases of the past several years has been Old Friends Get Together from J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, and Paul Williams. The successful album served as a de facto tribute to the Gospel music of Jimmy Martin, as all

How much memorabilia would a prominent bluegrass promoter and talent agent accumulate in a lifetime? If you live near Nashville you have a chance to find out this week when Lance LeRoy holds a moving sale. LeRoy is the founder of