On this day … On November 2, 1967, Don Reno and Bill Harrell and The Tennessee Cut-Ups recorded two bluegrass Gospel tracks, Stepping Stone to Glory and I’m Just a Little Old Fashioned that were released as a single, King 45-6150. The
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On This Day #50 – Southern Flavor wins a Grammy
On this Day …. On February 22, 1989, the first bluegrass Grammy was awarded to Bill Monroe, for his MCA album, Southern Flavor (MCA-42133/MCAD-42133). The LP was released in May 1988 and consisted of 10 tracks recorded at the Sound Stage Studio
On This Day #49 – Charlie Moore
On this Day … On February 5, 1959, Starday Records purchased the masters for four of Charlie Moore’s religious recordings that were later released on the EP SEP-103. The songs involved were No Grave (Is Gonna Keep This Soul of Mine); Over
On This Day #48 – Gary Reid
On October 2, 1956, Gary B. Reid was born in Olney, Maryland. He spent all of his formative years in Silver Spring, Maryland, graduating from high school and working in a bank there, in Ashton Maryland, and in Burtonsville, Maryland. As he
On This Day #47 – Bill Monroe
On this day 20 years ago Bill Monroe passed away. On September 9, 1996, Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, passed away. Today we remember the date as a few members of the bluegrass music community, young and not so
On This Day #47 – JD Crowe live in Tokyo
On this Day ….. On April 18, 1979, JD Crowe and the New South played at the Kosei Nenkin Sho Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Having already visited Japan in August 1975, banjo ace Crowe took the New South back to the Land
On This Day #46 – The Stanley Brothers in London
On this Day ….. On March 11, 1966, the Stanley Brothers made their one and only appearance in England, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Stanley Brothers – Carter, the lead singer, guitarist and the elder of the two, and banjo-playing
On This Day #45
On this day …. On February 5, 1959, Starday Records purchased the masters to Charlie Moore’s recordings No Grave (Is Gonna Keep This Soul); Over in Gloryland; When They Crucified My Lord and Why Is Mother Buried. The four Gospel songs were
On This Day #44 – Fincastle Bluegrass Festival
On This Day … Starting on Friday, September 3, 1965, the first Fincastle Bluegrass Festival, in Fincastle, Virginia, took place. “Wow, hard to believe it's been fifty years ago ... I was there for both of Carlton's first multi-day festival in 1965
On This Day #42 – IBMA
On this Day …. On Monday June 24, 1985, a group of interested individuals gathered in the board-room of BMI’s Nashville headquarters for two days of discussion to explore the possibilities of forming a trade organisation in support of bluegrass music. Initiated
