Editor's note...This article is a contribution from Harold Smith, longtime mandolinist for East Virginia, a very popular bluegrass group from the Tidewater area of Virginia in the late 1970s and early '80s. They recorded a number of solid albums for
Pete Kuykendall
Pete Kuykendall to receive 2018 Washington Monument Award
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced that Pete Kuykendall, longtime publisher of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, will be the posthumous recipient of their 2018 Washington Monument Award. It is given each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to
Pete Kuykendall is Laid to Rest
Pete Kuykendall, circa 1960 - photo courtesy of Bluegrass Unlimited Wednesday morning’s funeral for bluegrass icon Pete Kuykendall was a lot like the songs he wrote: Arranged with precision, filled with some memorable lines, short, and to the point. What wasn’t short
Pete Kuykendall passes
We have just learned of the passing of Pete Kuykendall, surely among the most consequential figures in bluegrass music during the 20th century. According to his wife, Kitsy, Pete passed in his sleep last night at the nursing facility where
WDON Recordings from Frank Wakefield and Red Allen
Patuxent Music has released an absolutely classic set of recordings from Red Allen and Frank Wakefield. The WDON Recordings contain 22 tracks cut in 1963 when Red and Frank had a recurring radio program at WDON AM in Wheaton, MD. This was
