Roland and Clarence White/Roland White and Diane Bouska - photo by Nicole Christianson Pioneer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Roland White, primarily a mandolin player with a career spanning over six decades, passed away on April 1, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Photo of Pete Corum on the left courtesy of Jim Beaver. Pete Corum, perhaps best known for his time with bluegrass great Lester Flatt & the Nashville Grass during the mid-1970s, passed away on December 1, 2021. He was 73. From Burlington,
As we head into the Halloween weekend, with all the little ones preparing to scare us out of our boots with their spooky costumes, we've put together a very special video for your entertainment and edification. We have contacted a legitimate
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne at the 2021 Lester Flatt Celebration - photo © Bill Warren Sometimes small town celebrations are the best fun. Sparta, Tennessee is the hometown of the legendary Lester Flatt. Sparta celebrates his legacy on the second Saturday of
On September 16, 1946, Bill Monroe recorded for the first time with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. These two evening sessions, 75 years ago today, were the first involving the aggregation acclaimed as the 'original bluegrass band,' comprising Bill Monroe
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 12, 2019) the good citizens of Sparta, Tennessee, will celebrate the life and music of one of their own, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer, Lester Flatt. Sparta’s Liberty Square Celebration includes a special Lester Flatt Memorial Bluegrass
Paul Schiminger, IBMA; Paul Bailey, State Senate; Jerry Lowery, Hoyt Jones, Jim Floyd, Aldermen, City of Sparta, TN; Jeff Young, Sparta Mayor; Josh Swift; Doyle Lawson; Blake Williams; Denny Wayne Robinson, White County This past weekend in Sparta, TN, Josh Swift was inducted
A CD release concert is a pretty big deal, and a CD release concert at a museum dedicated to perhaps the most iconic musician in the history of bluegrass is an even bigger deal. How do you go about making
Johnny Thelbert Montgomery, bass player with Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt, passed away on September 4, 2015, in Watertown (part of Lebanon), Tennessee. He was 87 years old. Montgomery was the eldest boy of 16 children. Music was his first love and
Sparta is the city in Central Tennessee closest to where bluegrass legend Lester Flatt was born in 1914. Located 95 miles east of Nashville, it remains a small southern town with a population of around 5,000 people, and they are plenty
