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Nashville, TN -- The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) is proud to announce two inductees to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame for 2008: Bill Clifton, artist and international ambassador for bluegrass music, and the late Charles K. Wolfe, renowned author and cultural historian. ...
Dailey & Vincent, a duo formed just last year, topped the nominations for the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Association awards. The announcements were made Thursday (Aug. 14) at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Ford Theater by multiple IBMA award
Radio personality Don Imus shocked listeners recently when he said he didn't like peanut butter, or as he put it, 'that sticky oily stuff' that he claimed adheres to the roof of his mouth.
Jay Gavit greeted kids as a very tall Uncle Sam during Garland's Star Spangled Fourth Celebration in 2005. The city is still seeking volunteers for this year's version, which is set for 10 a.m. to midnight July 4 at Firewheel Town Center. Volunteers will help with children's activities, the Rad Hatter hat-making feature, parking, barricades, the food court, concert seating and more. Interested people...
Those with an interest in American music history will already be familiar with Bristol, TN/VA. It was in the Bristol area that the Carter Family got its start, along with Jimmy Rogers. That start came in 1927 with the historic Bristol Sessions. From the 1930’s through the 1950’s, local radio broadcasts featured performances by bluegrass [...]
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Saburo 'Sab Watanabe' Inoue of Japan sends via the IBMA-L list the sad news that Japanese bluegrass pioneer Tatsuo Arita passed away today while on a tour cruise in the Mediterranean. Although not a musician, he played a key part in creating the first bluegrass-like band in Japan, the East Mountain Boys, in October 1958. There was no tradition in Japan at the time of stringband music or even fiddle...
