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Alan Jackson isn't the only country music icon dipping a toe in bluegrass waters this year. Rhonda Vincent had Willie Nelson in to sing a duet with her last night in Nashville. Rhonda says the song is one called Si Si Only Me, written by Billy Yates and Roger Brown, and that she and her band [...]
Here are Frank Baker's images from Saturday at the 2013 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
Rhonda Vincent shared this lovely remembrance of the late George Jones, which she has also published on her web site. I sit here overcome with sadness, as the news of the passing of George Jones seems to overwhelm my every thought. A song involuntarily comes from my lips.....and soon they'll carry him away.....he stopped loving [...]
Friday was a sad day in country music, as George Jones, among the most influential singers in the history of the music, passed away at 81 years of age. Perhaps excepting Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, no one was more responsible for shaping the future of Country & Western music than Jones, affectionately know for [...]
Great news from Tex Logan. Though still staying in a rehab facility for physical therapy after being released from hospital earlier this week, Tex Logan was able to spend the evening last night at Rhonda Vincent's show, held just around the corner from the facility in Morristown, NJ. His daughter Jody said that he had [...]
Rhonda Vincent, the reigning Queen of Bluegrass, celebrated the marriage of her youngest daughter Tensel this past Sunday to Brent Burke, who plays reso-guitar in Vincent's band. For those formally-minded: Tensel Lea Sandker and Brent Matthew Burke were married April 14, 2013 in Gallatin, TN. The wedding and reception were held at The Grand Inheritance, an [...]
Darin and Brooke Aldridge stopped by the Station Inn in Nashville for a performance last night, March 14th, during what was a whirlwind week for the couple, and proceeded to entertain the gathered crowd thoroughly with their easy stage presence and impressive talent. Without the drama of a husband-and-wife duo like George Jones and Tammy [...]
... with Martha White. So goes the opening line of the most famous commercial in bluegrass history. It was first brought to the fore by Flatt & Scruggs in 1953 through their live shows, radio and television appearances. Lester and Earl became identified with the company, which benefited greatly when the band rose to widespread [...]
Once again, here is our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with a look at where you'll find some hot pickin' on this winter weekend. [jwplayer config="bgtnwm" width="450" height="258" file="https://bgt.builtlikeclockwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bfc.mp4" image="https://bgt.builtlikeclockwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/goad_2_15_vid.jpg"]
Over the weekend at SPBGMA, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage hosted an open jam in the lobby of the Sheraton Music City Hotel, where the convention was held. All were invited to pick with Rhonda and the boys, and quite a few showed up with mandolins, fiddles, banjos, and guitars. Those who didn't pick stepped [...]
