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We have learned that power picker Jim Mills will be filling in this weekend for JD Crowe. As we reported last month, JD fell last month exiting his tour bus, and broke his left arm in two places. Jim has trimmed down to his ideal fighting weight, and should be in top form to assume [...]
I had a chance to catch up last week with banjo monster Jim Mills, and was immediately curious about what he has been doing since leaving Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder last summer. Jim said that he has been enjoying the ability to spend some time teaching at workshops around the country, and dedicating himself [...]
Early last month we reported that banjo picker Jim Mills was leaving Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, a job he had held for the past 14 years. The move came as a shock to a lot of Skaggs/Mills fans, and caught a good many folks in the bluegrass music business by surprise. With the announcement [...]
Garland Carter, bass player with Summer Wages in the 1980s, passed away last week. He is thought to have died in his home near Martinsville, VA on Thursday (6/24), but was not found until Saturday afternoon. Summer Wages was very popular in the Southeast, and traveled all across the US from 1981 to '87, with [...]
After 14 years holding down the banjo spot with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Jim Mills is leaving the band after this week. Jim has been with Skaggs almost since the very beginning of Ricky's full-time return to bluegrass music. He has branded the sound of Kentucky Thunder with his distinctive, driving banjo style which [...]
After 14 years holding down the banjo spot with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Jim Mills is leaving the band after this week. Jim has been with Skaggs almost since the very beginning of Ricky's full-time return to bluegrass music. He has branded the sound of Kentucky Thunder with his distinctive, driving banjo style which [...]
AcuTab is set to release the first instructional DVD for one of the most celebrated pickers in bluegrass music. Barry Bales - A Solid Approach To Acoustic Bass is set for an April 27 release. Bales is well-known for his work with Alison Krauss & Union Station, and recently as a member of the celebrated [...]
Walking through the mall with my wife, I noticed a large poster displayed outside an entertainment store. I did a double take, asking myself why they had such a large poster of Chris Thile sitting out, before I realized it wasn't him. It was Robert Pattinson, the actor who plays the vampire/love interest in the [...]
Walking through the mall with my wife, I noticed a large poster displayed outside an entertainment store. I did a double take, asking myself why they had such a large poster of Chris Thile sitting out, before I realized it wasn't him. It was Robert Pattinson, the actor who plays the vampire/love interest in the [...]
The awards for artists who, on recorded and/or in-person performance during the specified time period, have shown an extraordinary mastery of their instruments. The awards go to the artists. The Banjo Player Of The Year for 2006 is: Jim Mills web site bio audio Review past recipients of this award.
