J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m,, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys are a bluegrass band of brothers from New Jersey. The group, comprised of 17-year-old Tommy, 14-year-old Robbie, and 12-year-old Jonny Mizzone, first got into bluegrass thanks to ...
Bluegrass music legend and Lexington native J.D. Crowe has died. Crowe died early on Dec. 24 at the age of 84, according to Kentucky Country Music Facebook page. His son confirmed Crowe’s death, ...
For better or worse, Earl Scruggs will be remembered by most Americans for his banjo picking alongside partner Lester Flatt in a dated 1960s cultural artifact: "The Beverly Hillbillies." For better, ...
We Banjo 3, which originated in Galway, Ireland, plays a fusion of traditional Irish, old-time and bluegrass music that has been dubbed “Celtgrass.” Members of the group have captured “All Ireland” ...
NASHVILLE -- Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88.
A kitchen fire prevented the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival from happening last year at Sequoyah Lodge, but ...