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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.
Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental), [3] the award was first presented in 1989. In 1990 and 1991, the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Recording, and in 1990, the award was reserved for singles rather than albums. Since 1992, the award has been presented under the category Best Bluegrass Album.
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 ...
Carter Stanley joined the Blue Grass Boys as guitarist for a short time in 1951 during a period when The Stanley Brothers had temporarily disbanded. On January 16, 1953, Monroe was critically injured in a two-car wreck. [1] He and "Bluegrass Boys" bass player, Bessie Lee Mauldin, were returning home from a fox hunt north of Nashville. On ...
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."
Franklin "Amos" Garren was the first bassist for Bill Monroe and his band, the Blue Grass Boys. He was the bass player on Monroe's hit recording of " Mule Skinner Blues ." Though he was not in the Blue Grass Boys for a long time, his impact as a double bass player is still seen today.
In 1963 he became a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. [2] Keith's recordings and performances during these nine months with Monroe permanently altered banjo playing, and his style became an important part of the playing styles of many banjoists. After leaving the Bluegrass Boys, he joined the Jim Kweskin Jug Band playing plectrum banjo. [1]
John Franklin Duncan (September 7, 1932 – July 15, 2000) [1] [2] was an American bluegrass and skiffle musician. He became popular in Britain in 1957 with " Last Train to San Fernando ", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart .