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 ...
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” ...
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One hundred two years ago today, one of the most innovative and influential bluegrass musicians in the genre's history was born.
Ryan Cavanaugh plays banjo as part of Bill Evans’ Soulgrass touring band. Bringing together jazz and bluegrass, and recommended to Evans by both John McLaughlin and Béla Fleck, Cavanaugh funnels ...
A kitchen fire prevented the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival from happening last year at Sequoyah Lodge, but ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Legendary bluegrass banjo player J.D. Crowe has died, reports say. A Lexington native, Crowe began his bluegrass career in the 1950s with the Sunny Mountain Boys. He later ...
J.D. Crowe, an award-winning bluegrass banjoist, who helped establish the careers of country stars Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley in the 1970s and whose recordings with the Bluegrass Album Band ...