Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
Focus in on artists who play bluegrass music from all over the world
The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
Band news, weddings, births, and obituaries, plus our bluegrass crosswords.
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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
Sonny, I’m curious about that session when Ira Louvin sang the low tenor part (is that right?) with you and Bobby…
Sonny, I always liked your baritone singing a whole lot. I know you started on banjo early on. When did you…
Sonny, I’ve been enjoying your column since it began, and I finally decided to toss in my two cents worth. Last…
Terry Herd decided to go to Oregon. He had to cross them Rocky Mountains to get there and I’m wondering if…
Hi Sonny, I just watched you and Bobby and Dale Sledd alongside Marty Robbins. The show was called The Drifter, and…
Sonny, I LOVE this column so much. Thank you for sharing so many great stories! I can only imagine the incredible…
Sonny, Let me say first off that if it wasn’t for Sonny and The Earl, I would never have picked up…
Hi Sonny! Thanks over and over for this column. I know back in the day that everyone was really on the…
Banjo NewsLetter was mentioned, and I did a column for them in the ’70s. It had the ingenious, and thoughtful, title…
Sonny, you mentioned your tune, Banjo Boy Chimes (great tune, BTW). I’m curious to know what you think about Alan Munde’s…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music