Buck Trent, who invented the electric banjo and played on Dolly Parton's biggest hits, died three years ago today at age 85.

Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

The banjo keeps rolling along in 16th notes, the mandolin cuts sharply into the rhythm, and yet, there are no drums anywhere.

Back in 1980, I had the privilege of interviewing Shelby David “Tex” Atchison in his mobile home in Ohio County. If that name ...

There’s no place like the Ryman Auditorium for bluegrass music!” says bluegrass great Rob McCoury to the storied Nashville venue’s sold-out crowd. There’s always a palpable buzz in the air before ...

The tour will hit North Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. The show will feature a mix of holiday favorites, new arrangements and Kentucky Thunder ...

Eighty years after the genre’s Big Bang, a case can be made that bluegrass has never been more dynamic, more ubiquitous or ...

I had so much enjoyment putting together the duos show for The Best of Pickin on Friday night, that I decided to expand the ...

The 5th Annual Big Bend Bluegrass Festival is almost upon us here in Alpine, Texas. It will again be held at the Alpine Civic Center on Friday, October 2, through Saturday, October 3. An advanced ...

Years Ago From our Oct. 3, 1936 editions The Bobby Jones and Mansura FFA chapters held a greenhand initiation and wiener roast. Mrs. Bertha Lee Ferguson, a Baton Rouge home garden specialist, ...

Greg Garing is an old-school real-deal country guy that most folks, country music fans included, have never heard of. He has ...

Parton’s distinctive vocals can be heard on the fast-paced song, ”Bound to Ride," which The Stanley Brothers recorded in 1964, according to Rolling Stone. The single has been posted on YouTube.