There have been plenty of events in bluegrass music history that live on as legendary, even magical, moments when the genre was changed forever. From Earl Scruggs's debut at the Opry as a Blue Grass Boy to Carlton Haney's first
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When I’m Gone – musical play about Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley
The Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, VA will host a three night run next month of When I'm Gone, a new musical play that centers around that fateful night in 1970 when Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were discovered by
Ricky Skaggs, Molly Tuttle perform as Keith Whitley goes into Country Music Hall of Fame
Ricky Skaggs and Molly Tuttle perform Tennessee Blues for the induction of Keith Whitley into the Country Music Hall of Fame (10/16/22) - photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Last night in Nashville, Keith Whitley
Crowdfunding campaign for Keith Whitley monument
A highly motivated group of Keith Whitley fans and industry friends have organized a crowdfunding campaign to erect a memorial monument at the site of his final resting place in Tennessee. It is their hope that this can be successfully
2022 Keith Whitley Memorial Ride
2022 is going to be a big year for a man who left us much too soon, but left a musical legacy that will last for generations to come. Keith Whitley received the highest honor a country music singer can accomplish earlier
2022 CAM Fest to remember Keith Whitley in special tribute
The 2022 CAM Fest, i.e., Colt Adams Memorial Bluegrass Festival, has scheduled a very special tribute to Keith Whitley on the Saturday night of their four-day event. The festival is hosted to honor the memory of Colt Adams, a honor student
Keith Whitley to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
It turns out that Keith Whitley was mistaken when he sang back in 1978, My Home Ain't In The Hall of Fame. Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced that Keith will be inducted in this year's class, along with
30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride – Happy Birthday Keith
The 30th Annual Keith Whitley Memorial Ride was held this past weekend in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. The tradition started in 1990, one year after Keith's passing, when a group of Keith's friends and fans decided to ride their motorcycles from Keith's
30th Anniversary celebration for Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley is a name that needs no introduction in bluegrass, country, or any form of popular music for that matter. Last Thursday May 9, 2019 marked 30 years since the passing of one of the greatest singers to ever
Keith Whitley exhibition coming to Country Music Hall of Fame
Unlikely as it may seem, 30 years have passed since Keith Whitley left us following a career that began with a gawky, bespectacled youth recreating with Ricky Skaggs the Stanley Brothers’ bluegrass music harmonies of the Columbia and Mercury years,