Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. [ 1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. [ 2] Like mainstream country music, it largely developed out of old-time music, though in contrast to country, it is traditionally ...
The Infamous Stringdusters are a progressive acoustic/bluegrass band. The band first emerged in 2006 with the limited release of a five-song extended play CD The Infamous Stringdusters,[ 1] followed in 2007 by their first album Fork in the Road. Both of these were on Sugar Hill Records. The band consists of Andy Hall ( Dobro ), Andy Falco ...
The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. [ 1 ] The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gray on double bass, and John Duffey on mandolin; the latter three also provided backing vocals.
Bluebird. Columbia. Decca. MCA. RCA Victor. William Smith Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ /; September 13, 1911 [ 1] – September 9, 1996) [ 2] was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
Steep Canyon Rangers. Steep Canyon Rangers is an American bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina. [ 1][ 2] Originally formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. SCR performed as a quintet for nearly a decade before intermittent touring began as a sextet ...
Her parents, Stacy and Brenda Hull, took her to numerous bluegrass festivals and it was during an International Bluegrass Music Association festival that she came to the attention of Rounder Records chief talent scout Ken Irwin. [12] At age 11 she was mentored and befriended by Alison Krauss, herself once a child prodigy on the fiddle. [13]
Gangstagrass. Gangstagrass is an American bluegrass and hip hop group, most known for the theme song of the FX television show Justified. The group is founded and led by Brooklyn producer Rench (Oscar Owens), and combines authentic bluegrass and rap into a new genre. [ 2][ 3][ 4]
Gibson Brothers (bluegrass duo) The Gibson Brothers is an American bluegrass band which has performed professionally since the late 1980s. [ 1][ 2] The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awarded the Gibson Brothers Emerging Artist of the Year honors in 1998 following the Alan O'Bryant produced album Another Night of Waiting on the ...