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Unless you've been living in a cave since 1992, there's a strong likelihood that you are familiar with country singer and TV personality Billy Ray Cyrus. Odds are you are also acquainted with his daughter, singer, actress and gal-about-town, Miley. But did you know that Billy Ray has a cousin who is also a musician? [...]
The First Train Robbery was written by Chris Stuart, and has been recorded by Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time and released on the 2007 album Took Down and Put Up (LDR-011). Stuart has this to say about the story behind the song …… “The First Train Robbery is about an historical event that happened [...]
It looks like we can add TV Star to the long list of Don Rigsby's accomplishments. The Kentucky native, with stints as a member of such notable acts as J.D. Crowe & The New South and Lonesome River Band, and many years as a bandleader on his own, is set to debut as host of [...]
Nashville songwriters Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson and Jerry Salley, who have occasionally performed together as The Trio, have been announced as a featured act at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL next week. They will sing at a lunch for the Mississippi delegation on August 28. Though not exclusively bluegrass writers, all three have [...]
Congratulations to Josh and LeAnn Pickett, who are celebrating the birth of a son. Hudson Carter Pickett was born in Mt. Airy, NC at 5:37 a.m. this morning, weighing in at 7.5 pounds, stretching to 21 inches. Josh is the guitarist with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, and worked for several years before that [...]
Rural Rhythm has released a music video for the title track from Life Goes On, the second all-star recording from Musicians Against Childhood Cancer. The album captures live performances at the MACC festival between 2006 and 2011, where artists donate their time to benefit the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Life Goes On (the song) is the [...]
This past Tuesday, February 21, the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN, opened its doors to four of the most talented songwriters in bluegrass music. Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Kim Fox, and Larry Cordle were on hand for Bluegrass in the Bluebird, part of a new quarterly songwriter concert series at this Music City landmark. [...]
We've written many times about the magnificent work done by Darrel and Phyllis Adkins at their annual Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival in Ohio. Top bluegrass acts make the trip each summer and perform at no charge, with proceeds from the festival being donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Recordings made at the festival [...]
I just got a pre-release copy of Don Rigsby’s upcoming CD, a tribute to Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys called Doctor’s Orders. I asked Don how he came up with the name and he said, “The songs were hand picked by Ralph and me, thus Doctors Orders.” I don’t have liner notes or [...]
Well, 2011 has come to a close, and for bluegrass, it was exceptional year. We saw new releases from nearly everyone, and many were exceptional. It really is a great time to be a bluegrass fan. There are more albums coming out than ever before, and it is easier than ever to get bluegrass music [...]
