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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.
The Lonesome River Band in 2014. The Lonesome River Band is an American bluegrass band from Meadows of Dan, Virginia. Formed in 1983, the group originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Tim Austin, bassist and vocalist Jerry McMillan, mandolin and fiddle player Steve Thomas, and banjo player Rick Williams. Since Austin's departure in 1995 ...
Bearfoot (American band) Béla Fleck and the Flecktones; The Beyman Bros; Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys; The Biscuit Burners; Black Jake and The Carnies; Blue Highway; Blue Merle; Blue Rose (band) The Blue Sky Boys; BlueBilly Grit; Bluegrass Album Band; Bluegrass Brothers; Bluegrass Cardinals; Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys; The Boxcars ...
This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In most traditional bluegrass bands, the guitar rarely takes the lead, instead acting as a rhythm instrument, one notable exception being gospel-based songs. Melodies and lyrics tend to be simple, often in the key of G, and a I-IV-V chord pattern is common. In traditional bluegrass, instrumental breaks are typically short and played between ...
Since 2012, the band has frequently collaborated with John Driskell Hopkins, founding member of the Zac Brown Band. Hopkins heard Balsam Range on bluegrass radio in 2011 and was so impressed, he immediately bought all their music. After making an immediate personal and musical connection upon meeting, they decided to join forces and record an ...
RIPE topped the Bluegrass Now Fan's Choice Top 20 chart twice, and also achieved two simultaneous No. 1's on Bluegrass Music Profiles' Top 20 Hot Singles, and the Roots Music Report Bluegrass Chart. The Bee-Liners spent nine consecutive weeks atop the RMR Bluegrass chart and two consecutive months in the Top Ten of both Bluegrass Unlimited charts.
The Gordons are a folk music duo consisting of Gary Gordon and Roberta Gordon, who are husband and wife. They have been performing professionally since 1973. They have been bringing their folk, bluegrass, and country music blend to audiences since the 1970s, when they began touring throughout the Midwestern United States, playing clubs, fairs, festivals and colleges.