A true musical devotee and revered bluegrass staple, Larry Stephenson has plied his craft in service to that seminal sound for the past three decades. It’s little wonder then that 30 serves as an apt testament to his tenacity and perseverance. Indeed, Stephenson has never wavered in his efforts to preserve an archival approach that [...]
Music in the Meadows is a free summer concert series sponsored by the Oakland Township Parks and Recreation. Oakland Township is located in Oakland County in southeast Michigan. There will be two more concerts in this year’s series, Friday July 12, and Friday August 16. Larry Stephenson kicked off the 2019 series on June 7. [...]
When Larry Stephenson was driving with his band to West Virginia earlier this month, he wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. They were scheduled to perform on the Wheeling Jamboree, a show headlined by his old pal Marty Stuart, and Larry was looking forward to seeing the Capitol Theatre again. As a teen, Stephenson [...]
I'm in Nashville this weekend for the 36th annual convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America. A number of artists are taking advantage of this opportunity to release new music today as SPBGMA gets into high gear, and we'll have a couple of them posted today on the site. Next [...]
The Larry Stephenson Band got an early Christmas present in the form of Eddie Faris, who is now playing bass and singing harmony vocals with the group. Bluegrass fans will quickly recognize Eddie from his recent time singing harmony with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, or his years before that with his kinfolk in the [...]
The Larry Stephenson Band has a new look for 2018 as they start the season. Of course, Larry is still at the helm performing his signature high lonesome bluegrass music, but with a new band in tow. Long time fans will notice that banjo icon Kenny Ingram is no longer with the group. Health concerns [...]
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Larry Stephenson is instantly recognizable for his crystal-clear tenor voice, one that has been attracting plaudits since the mid-to-late 1970s when he worked [...]
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced Larry Stephenson as the 2018 inductee into their Hall of Greats. The organization has chosen one artist or bluegrass personality each year for this career honor since 1984, when they selected Bill Monroe as the first member of the Hall. Since that time [...]
Avery Welter has been announced as the new guitarist with The Larry Stephenson Band. He will be giving up his gig with The Churchmen, and starting with Larry in January. Welter is on hiatus from his studies in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies program, where he plans to return and finish [...]
The Larry Stephenson Band appeared at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Crystal River, Florida this past Friday evening. They were fresh off a Danny Stewart bluegrass cruise and the audience was treated to two sets of top notch music. Each member of the band is an excellent singer, making four trio combinations possible on stage. [...]
A true musical devotee and revered bluegrass staple, Larry Stephenson has plied his craft in service to that seminal sound for the past three decades. It’s little wonder then that 30 serves as an apt testament to his tenacity and perseverance. Indeed, Stephenson has never wavered in his efforts to preserve an archival approach that [...] 
Music in the Meadows is a free summer concert series sponsored by the Oakland Township Parks and Recreation. Oakland Township is located in Oakland County in southeast Michigan. There will be two more concerts in this year’s series, Friday July 12, and Friday August 16. Larry Stephenson kicked off the 2019 series on June 7. [...] 
When Larry Stephenson was driving with his band to West Virginia earlier this month, he wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. They were scheduled to perform on the Wheeling Jamboree, a show headlined by his old pal Marty Stuart, and Larry was looking forward to seeing the Capitol Theatre again. As a teen, Stephenson [...] 
I'm in Nashville this weekend for the 36th annual convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America. A number of artists are taking advantage of this opportunity to release new music today as SPBGMA gets into high gear, and we'll have a couple of them posted today on the site. Next [...] 
The Larry Stephenson Band got an early Christmas present in the form of Eddie Faris, who is now playing bass and singing harmony vocals with the group. Bluegrass fans will quickly recognize Eddie from his recent time singing harmony with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, or his years before that with his kinfolk in the [...] 
The Larry Stephenson Band has a new look for 2018 as they start the season. Of course, Larry is still at the helm performing his signature high lonesome bluegrass music, but with a new band in tow. Long time fans will notice that banjo icon Kenny Ingram is no longer with the group. Health concerns [...] 
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about some of their interests as well as about the music that they love. Larry Stephenson is instantly recognizable for his crystal-clear tenor voice, one that has been attracting plaudits since the mid-to-late 1970s when he worked [...] 
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced Larry Stephenson as the 2018 inductee into their Hall of Greats. The organization has chosen one artist or bluegrass personality each year for this career honor since 1984, when they selected Bill Monroe as the first member of the Hall. Since that time [...] 
Avery Welter has been announced as the new guitarist with The Larry Stephenson Band. He will be giving up his gig with The Churchmen, and starting with Larry in January. Welter is on hiatus from his studies in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music Studies program, where he plans to return and finish [...] 
The Larry Stephenson Band appeared at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Crystal River, Florida this past Friday evening. They were fresh off a Danny Stewart bluegrass cruise and the audience was treated to two sets of top notch music. Each member of the band is an excellent singer, making four trio combinations possible on stage. [...] 