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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.
Old & In the Way was a bluegrass group formed in 1973. It was composed of Peter Rowan (guitar, vocals), Vassar Clements (fiddle), Jerry Garcia (banjo, vocals), David Grisman (mandolin, vocals), and John Kahn (string bass). When the group was forming, it was intended that John Hartford would be the fiddle player. Based on Hartford's engagements ...
He died in Nashville on February 24, 2019, at the age of 93. [ 2][ 1] The cause of death was kidney failure. [ 1] Mac Wiseman recorded splendid and often groundbreaking music for more than seventy years, remaining relevant and productive even in his nineties. He was a titan of bluegrass music's first generation, though bluegrass never defined him.
Run C&W. Run C&W was an American novelty bluegrass group that was active in the early 1990s, playing mostly cover renditions of classic soul and R&B songs in a bluegrass or roots country style, including banjo, harmonica, washboard, and multi-part vocal harmonies. [ 3][ 4] They also played a handful of original parody songs.
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 ...
Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or recording bluegrass band and meeting Wikipedia's notability criteria for bands, or a Wikipedia article confirming its notability. For individual musicians, see the List of bluegrass musicians.