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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 .
Few banjo players are as innovative or stylistically diverse as is "Butch" Robins. He was one of the longest-tenured banjoists for Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys, and bassist for the New Grass Revival, earning him the distinction of being "the one and only New Grass/Blue Grass Boy."
Be Still Moses is a compilation of re-recordings and re-imaginings of some of Steep Canyon Rangers' most popular songs. The idea for Be Still Moses began as a conversation between Asheville music producer, Michael Selverne, Jessica Tomasin of Echo Mountain Recordings, and David Whitehill, the executive producer of the Asheville Symphony.
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.
Amos Garren started his career with Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys in August 1939, after "Snowball" Millard left the band in July to be with his wife who was expecting a baby. [3] The band praised Garren for his singing abilities. The band's gospel songs were given more attention by listeners because of the quartet style in which they were ...
Accompanied by Keith, Rowan went to Nashville and was hired in 1964 [6] as songwriter, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. [7] His recording debut as a "bluegrass boy" took place on October 14, 1966 and he recorded a total of fourteen songs with Monroe, including the classic "Walls of Time" co-written with Monroe ...
Eddie Adcock (born June 21, 1938) [1] is an American banjoist and guitarist.. His professional career as a five-string banjoist began in 1953 when he joined Smokey Graves & His Blue Star Boys, who had a regular show at a radio station in Crewe, Virginia.
The Bailey Brothers and the Happy Valley Boys; Balsam Range; Barry Scott & Second Wind; 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 ...