Marty Stuart asking Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent to become members of the Grand Ole Opry. Photo by Chris Hollo. Three-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year and multi-Grammy®-nominated super duo Dailey & Vincent have been invited to become official members of the Grand Ole Opry. The pair returned to the
Read MoreRicky Skaggs (via Facebook) ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, presented acclaimed bluegrass and country music songwriter-artist and Grand Ole Opry member Ricky Skaggs with its prestigious Founders Award at the 54th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards. The exclusive, invitation-only gala, which celebrated the songwriters and publishers
Read MoreMelvin Goins at the KY Music Hall of Fame Ceremony – photo by Jessica Bray Below is the official obituary of bluegrass musician, Melvin Goins, who passed away a week ago. WYMT-TV will be airing the funeral services on Monday afternoon at www.wymt.com. Melvin Goins, 82, of Catlettsburg, passed
Read MoreMelvin Goins giving his speech at the KY Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2011 – photo by Jessica Bray Yesterday, the bluegrass music world was shaken again by the loss of one of their own. Melvin Goins, legendary bluegrass musician and part of The Goins Brothers,
Read MoreCumberland Highlanders – via RFD-TV On July 16, 1996, the first taping of the Cumberland Highlanders television show occurred in London, Kentucky. Campbell Mercer, also known as Doc Mercer to many, brought along Travis Brown, Claude Haron, Jimmie Hamm, Julie Mercer, and Paul Wayne Jones for that first taping. It
Read MoreNewtown Kentucky bluegrass band, NewTown, are enjoying a busy week as their new CD, Harlan Road, hits stores Friday, July 8, and the IBMA Emerging Artist candidate for nomination headlines the popular Busy Bird Festival on July 9. The disc’s title track premiered on Bluegrass Today last month to rave
Read MoreSpecial thanks to WYMT of Hazard, Kentucky, for airing the funeral for Dr. Ralph Stanley. They have graciously uploaded the service on Youtube. Below is that video. Dr. Ralph Edmond Stanley, age 89 passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Dickenson
Read MoreDr. Ralph Stanley Back in 1998, I was fortunate to go to Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival with some college friends. My main mission – to meet Ralph Stanley. I got to see the frail looking man in a suit, a roll of money nestled in his front pocket, sitting at
Read MoreAfrican music has always influenced other musical genres. When slaves came to the Appalachian Mountain region from Africa, they brought over a lot of their traditions. Most of these traditions are shown frequently in the music world, especially in bluegrass music. It is already known that the 4-string banjo
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