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On This Day

09.13.26

Born 115 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Singer, Songwriter and Mandolinist Who Single-Handedly Created the Bluegrass Genre

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.26

30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.06.26

82 Years Ago, the Fiddler Who Played With Bill Monroe, the Rolling Stones, and Country Rock Pioneers Was Born in Kansas

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.11.26

On This Day in 1979, Bluegrass Lost One-Half of Its Greatest Duo and a Guitarist Who Shined Alongside Bill Monroe

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.13.25

Born on This Day in 1911, “The Father of Bluegrass” and the Original Singer Behind an Elvis Presley Classic

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.25

On This Day in 1996, We Said Goodbye to the Innovative Singer, Songwriter, and Bandleader Who Gave Birth to Bluegrass

By Clayton Edwards
Features

08.26.24

Watch a Young Loretta Lynn Perform Her First No. 1 Single “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’” With Bill Monroe

By Clayton Edwards
Features

10.20.23

6 Essential Bluegrass Albums for Your Collection

By Savannah Dantona
Features

10.16.23

5 Must-Visit American Bluegrass Festivals

By Jay McDowell
Features

09.05.23

Fiddlin’ Phenoms: 10 Incredible Fiddle Performances in Bluegrass Music

By Julia Mahncke
Behind The Song

07.08.23

Meaning Behind Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky”

By Peter Burditt
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