Laura Ann Lolly’ Gast Jun 19, 2008
Playing numerous gigs at weddings, coffee houses, and the Best Cellar, they also had the honor of opening for Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys and for folk legend Elizabeth Cotton. They were also invited to perform at the Folk Life Festival at the 1974 Spokane World s Fair. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Pickin' and Grinnin' Jun 10, 2008
Many of the musicians are senior citizens who can probably remember hearing Bill Monroe or Red Sovine on the radio. Grimm said he fits in though and started playing with Poland and the band after he met them at an earlier Bluegrass Jam. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Festival at Riverfront begins Thursday night Jun 5, 2008
Bluegrass has its classics, like Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs ... The four-man band that features both original compositions and favorites by songwriters such as Bill Monroe and Ratt and Scruggs, has been performing since 1975 - and reportedly "initiated the Traditional American Music Program in schools across the country." They released their first band album in 1979, according to the band's website. (Niles Star, MI)
Ringgolds 1890s Days Fiddle Contest grows in tradition Jun 3, 2008
Once holding the title of Georgia State Bluegrass Champion, the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame inductee is a former member of Bill Monroe s Blue Grass Boys, Jim and Jesse Virginia Boys and numerous other groups who as a solo performer often shared his talents for the Grand Ole Opry. This year we saw energetic and innovative performers carrying on the traditions of Appalachia through their love of the fiddle, guitar or dance, he said. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Growing grass: Retired ECU dean has spent decades sowing bluegrass seeds in Greenville Jun 1, 2008
The distinctive high-lonesome sound invented by Bill Monroe can be heard on the street outside Zincone's house on certain nights when The Greenville Grass is practicing Zincone on banjo and dobro, Lane Hollis on fiddle, Willie Nelms on bass, Bill Poplin on guitar and Tom Scott on the mandolin. Playing with accomplished musicians, according to Zincone, is the best way to grow your own bluegrass ability. (The Daily Reflector)
Rock of ages May 27, 2008
Everyone from bluegrass godfather Bill Monroe to concert impresario Bill Graham to randy Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is interviewed. "All You Need Is Love," an ironic title to be sure, was broadcast on television between 1976 and 1981. (Boston Globe)
Kentucky Headhunter returns to Russellville to play again May 18, 2008
Martin comes from a region in Kentucky that has produced a good quality of musicians: from the Hilltoppers to Bill Monroe to Film Director/Composer John Carpenter to Everly Brothers, to Merle Travis to John Prine. There's nothing else to do but play, Martin joked. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Owensboro: Visit old Kentucky home of father of bluegrass May 2, 2008
And although he died in 1996, Bill Monroe whose old homeplace is in tiny Rosine, just outside Owensboro left a legacy of global proportions ... The rustic Rosine Barn, the last stage on which Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass, performed ... In Rosine: Bill Monroe Birthplace at Jerusalem Ridge, 6210 Blue Moon of Kentucky Highway (U.S. 62 E.). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Hornsby, Skaggs make beautiful music Apr 20, 2008
And speaking of Susie, there s no hiding this twosome s affinity for Bill Monroe, the post-war bluegrass virtuoso that teamed up Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Hornsby and Skaggs played a magnificent version of Darlin Corey that exclaimed their Monroe tribute of songs. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Around the Town (1) Apr 19, 2008
This high-energy acoustic quintet draws from old-time bluegrass legends Doc Watson and Bill Monroe, mixes in newgrass material a la David Grisman and Old Crow Medicine Show; and adds its own original tunes that highlights each band member s talents. The band has a self-released 2006 album, Bridger Creek Boys: Live at The Robin that features Matthew Broughton on fiddle and vocals, Phil Jolly on mandolin and vocals; Lynwood Alan Johnston on upright bass and vocals; Jon Meek on dobro, five-string... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Music review: Tom Petty resurrects Mudcrutch Apr 19, 2008
" Campbell brought out the mandolin for the Bill Monroe bluegrass tune "Love Please Come Home," and the band gave a kind of Dylanized rock polish to the Byrds' "Lover of the Bayou," a track Mudcrutch recorded for the new album. Nobody was having a better time than the musicians on the bandstand. Petty recalled living across the park from Leadon, learning to play guitar together as teens and belonging to the same bands; the Sundowners, the Epics, Mudcrutch. Leadon looked like a man in a dream.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
PineCone festival grows over the years Apr 19, 2008
" Of course, PineCone has presented the stars of bluegrass and old-time music over the past few generations: Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Doc Watson, the Seldom Scene, J. D. Crowe and Tony Rice, among them. PineCone has stretched beyond bluegrass to include contra dance, square dance, shape-note singing, Celtic and Cajun music, zydeco, gospel and blues. "As the makeup of the Triangle changed and we became truly a more international community, then PineCone began presenting folk music from around... (The Daily Reflector)
Going Greene Apr 6, 2008
" And Greene won't be tied down to some musical bandwagon, whether he's playing Grateful Dead songs in a jam band or leading his own band through some crunching classic rock that owes more to the Small Faces than Bill Monroe. "I think of Marvin Gaye and George Jones in the same breath," he says. "I go from Citizen Fish to Merle Haggard in one step, and that's fine with me. I guess the world wasn't made like that. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Country's Marty Stuart rocks Clay County fair Apr 4, 2008
Over the years, Marty Stuart pretty much has collected what could be considered the Holy Grail items of country music history, including personal possessions of Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt. Stuart - who will perform this week during the Clay County Fair - said his country collectibles obsession began with two vinyl albums and an ashtray sold by The Lewis Family bluegrass gospel group of Lincolnton, Ga. (Florida Times-Union)
Skaggs pays high, lonesome tribute to Monroe on bluegrass CD Mar 30, 2008
To kick off his latest record, Ricky Skaggs rips into the fierce mandolin introduction of Goin Back to Old Kentucky the same way Bill Monroe did when he was busy birthing bluegrass. Throughout Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass. (Helena Independent Record)
Tell us about the good ole days Mar 25, 2008
The cover of his new record shows Ricky Skaggs posed in a striking evocation of Bill Monroe, but this is not a Monroe tribute per se. Rather, Skaggs is "honoring the fathers" - not simply the father - of bluegrass: the version of Monroe's group, the Bluegrass Boys, that came into being when Lester Flatt and especially Earl Scruggs (with his phenomenal, nonpareil banjo style) joined the band in 1945. (Boston Globe)
Where Folk History Lives Mar 23, 2008
Club 47, which would move from Mt. Auburn Street to its current location on Palmer Street in 1963, was home to Baez and the Muldaurs, Bill Staines, Tom Rush, Jim Rooney, Eric Von Schmidt, Bob Jones, Jim Kweskin, and Peter Rowan, among others - and an extended national family that included Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Bukka White, Taj Mahal, and Mose Allison. Someone's spare couch, rather than a hotel room, was the preferred accommodation. (Boston Globe)
Banjo legend Tony Trischka is still out there Mar 18, 2008
His latest album, "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular," on Rounder, finds him taking up residence in the intricate, finger-picking sound pioneered by Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe in the 1940s ... "We were sort of fearless in terms of combinations, some of which worked and some of which probably didn't work as well as we thought at the time. We'd go into the studio and Statman would play mandolin like Bill Monroe, or in Middle Eastern style, and saxophone like Albert Ayler, or honk like an R&B... (Boston Globe)
Bluegrass Star Ricky Skaggs to Receive Honorary... Mar 16, 2008
The latest for him and group Kentucky Thunder, "Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947," a selection of songs by Bill Monroe and his band, is due out March 25. Share. (Fox News)
Marty Stuart treasures history of country music Mar 15, 2008
Over the years, Marty Stuart pretty much has collected what could be considered the Holy Grail items of country music history, including personal possessions of Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt. Mr. Stuart -- who will perform Friday at the Imperial Theatre with his band The Fabulous Superlatives -- said that his country collectibles obsession began with two 33q vinyl albums and an ashtray sold by The Lewis Family bluegrass gospel group, of Lincolnton, Ga. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Bluegrass grew on them, so family formed a band Feb 29, 2008
"It's not a bad thing to reach back into the roots of American music. Listening to singers like Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs has given us a broader mind for creating our own music, for creating the best music that we can.". Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Plenty of notable bands at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Feb 15, 2008
Cleveland has played alongside greats such as Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, and Alison Krauss, to name a few, but his backing band, also named Flamekeeper, is where he truly shines. The lineup includes standouts Jesse Brock (mandolin), Todd Rakestraw (guitar), John Mark Batchelor (banjo), and Marshall Wilborn (bass). (Boston Globe)
Grammy acts expected to cross genres Feb 6, 2008
Ken Ehrlich - who has been producing the show since 1980 (and who wrote "At the Grammys") points to one finale that included Marvin Gaye, Linda Ronstadt, Bill Monroe and Leontyne Price. "No televised event, save the Super Bowl, has more room for spontaneity (and) surprise," Ehrlich wrote, "for things to go wrong or right.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Rogers concert coming soon Jan 19, 2008
He appeared on the Grand Ole Opry with country legends like Hank Snow, Bill Anderson and Bill Monroe. He has worked with entertainers like Alabama, Suzy Bogguss, Roy Clark, Steve Martin, Dolly Parton and Ricky Skaggs. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Randall Franks: Stanley stellar at 80 Jan 9, 2008
I met Ralph more than 25 years ago and I ve had the honor to play with him on stage on numerous occasions for the Grand Ole Opry when Bill Monroe would feature an array of Bluegrass stars in a jam session together on stage. I have traveled and appeared at his Annual Memorial Bluegrass Festival near McClure, Va. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Nothing like our bluegrass Jan 6, 2008
The Joneses joined the crowd that resembles an AARP convention and listened to music that the late Bill Monroe claims to have invented and played in Kentucky coal camps in the 1940s. Even those who don't know what it's called have heard bluegrass. (Florida Times-Union)
Builder by day, bluegrass Belle by night Jan 3, 2008
Raw and sultry with bedroom eyes, she's the "Belle" in the group title - a wink to bluegrass forefather Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Randall Franks: Ralph Stanley stellar at 80 Dec 27, 2007
ns for the Grand Ole Opry when Bill Monroe would feature an array of bluegrass stars in a jam session together on stage. I have traveled and appeared at his Annual Memorial Bluegrass Festival near McClure, Va. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Hurtin' songs: Country's top 100 Dec 27, 2007
Blue Moon of Kentucky, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys -- Often covered, never imitated, Blue Moon helped the Father of Bluegrass introduce a new American music form to commercial audiences. 13. (Edmonton Journal)
Battle songs accompany UH Warriors Dec 16, 2007
"Music sort of runs in my family, as my grandfather played bluegrass music with Bill Monroe. ... My main goal with music is for the songs I write to be able to touch people in some way.". Ever since island folk have heard "Hawaii's Warriors," Parker feels visiting here "is even more of a dream vacation spot now that I have had the honor of corresponding with so many kind people from Hawaii!". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Randall Franks: Just doodlin' around Nov 30, 2007
At a reunion of Bill Monroe s Blue Grass Boys earlier this year, a college student came up to my record table. I was anticipating a question about working with Bill Monroe and instead he asked me whether I was the fiddler with Doodle and the Golden River Grass. (Catoosa County News, GA)
MSU's 4th annual ‘Stars' concert slated for Lovett Nov 27, 2007
Jens Kruger crossed the Atlantic in 1982 where Bill Monroe introduced him to the Grand Ole Opry as the first known European banjo player. In 1986, Jens and Uwe reunited to form the Appalachian Barn Orchestra, the forerunner of the Kruger Brothers. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
HOT DISH: A Heartfelt Thanksgiving Nov 27, 2007
I'll never forget Ricky Skaggs eating collards out of the pot they were cooked in, Lonestar chowing down on my chicken chili, Jeff Cook of Alabama digging ham and heavenly potatoes, the Grascals going for second helpings of chicken dumplings or the late, great Bill Monroe reaching for a third slice of my homemade coconut pie or a third helping of peach cobbler. Down through the years, Lou Rawls smacked his lips over my fried chicken, and the great Waylon Jennings did like my crowder peas. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Pick out a box set for every musical taste Nov 23, 2007
Classic Bluegrass CollectionTime Life, 8 CDs, $120Foundation: This massive instant collection covers all the bluegrass bases, from first-generation acts such as Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers and Flatt & Scruggs on through to the Country Gentlemen, the Seldom Scene, Ricky Skaggs and Alison Krauss ... Frills: Features three previously unreleased live recordings, including one from 1961 with fellow bluegrass icon Bill Monroe, as well as two gospel songs not previously issued on CD.. (USA Today -- Life)
The best kind of surprise Nov 16, 2007
Country music was a mainstay when Ehrhardt was growing up; Bill Monroe was a family favorite and, although "not much for playing music" because of her slight deafness, she'd still occasionally pluck a guitar. "Hearing or no hearing, I knew a good rhythm from a bad rhythm," Ehrhardt said. (The Examiner)
Randall Franks: Porter Wagoner reaches Green, Green Grass of Home Nov 15, 2007
With Porter s departure into hillbilly heaven goes one of the strongest advocates to the way country music and the Opry was before the deaths of cast members Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb and Minnie Pearl. Porter got his start on the farm in his home state of Missouri rising from local radio to become part of the cast of the Ozark Jubilee. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Porter Wagoner Memorial Services Set Oct 30, 2007
Biographer Steve Eng described Wagoner's first band, the Blue Ridge Boys, as "bluegrass," much in the style of his idol at the time, Bill Monroe ... As rock 'n' roll pushed hard country to the fringes over the next few years, Wagoner's repertoire, if anything, moved into an even stronger country sound with his recordings of "Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)" (1955), "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)" (1956), Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen" (1956) and a soulful weeper... (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Randall Franks: Tater Tate, a life of fiddlin Oct 26, 2007
I was saddened to hear of the passing, Oct. 17, of one of bluegrass music s most talented fiddlers and performers, a friend and mentor to me since my first day of working with Bill Monroe s Blue Grass Boys. Clarence Tater Tate, 76, gave a lifetime to the sounds of traditional bluegrass and gospel music performing with some of the greats Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Wilma Lee Cooper, and Red Smiley, The Sauceman Brothers (Carl and J.P.) Carl Butler in Knoxville, and the Bailey Brothers (Danny and... (Catoosa County News, GA)
Get a taste of 'Can't Buy Me Love' Oct 23, 2007
" "Rock Around the Clock" failed to catch on at first, but Haley's pallid rendition of "Shake, Rattle and Roll" became a hit record, rising into the Billboard Top Ten in the fall of 1954. The following year, "Rock Around the Clock" was featured on the soundtrack of a film called Blackboard Jungle one of a spate of Hollywood movies designed to exploit the rising tide of public anxiety about juvenile delinquency in America. Placed in a suitably inflammatory context, the song caught fire, reaching... (USA Today -- Life)
Kentucky Banjo Legend Returns to Birthplace for Historic Performance Oct 21, 2007
Dougherty left Georgia at age 19 to tour with the "Bluegrass Express" which included Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Monroe ... Instrumentally, Bill Monroe is a personal icon ... "I do a song called 'Carve Dat Possum' but I also do 'Crazy Arms.' I try to stick with tunes I have a feeling for and can put over to an audience." Dougherty has won rave reviews for his banjo technique, which entails playing the same notes a fiddle would play on a tune instead of what he calls the "monotonous banjo... (PR Newswire)
As black woman, Rissi Palmer is country rarity Oct 16, 2007
Yet the influence of black music and black musicians on country stars is obvious and well-documented, from Jimmie Rodgers to Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Elvis Presley. Palmer grew up hearing country around the house and never thought it odd that she should like it until she became a teenager. (MSNBC -- Music)
Ready, set ... start your Braves rumors | Braves Oct 10, 2007
I am currently listening to Bill Monroe live at the mountain stage awesome. Got that one dave. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bluegrass festival underway Oct 10, 2007
hen Bill Monroe made it popular and folks started calling it bluegrass, he said. Copp said bluegrass is down-to-earth music. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival delivers a feast of musical jams Oct 9, 2007
On the Banjo Stage, traditional country holds sway, like banjo great Earl Scruggs or Doc Watson, the 84-year-old blind guitarist from Deep Gap, N.C. Mandolinist David Grisman brought out Curly Seckler, a veteran of Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, who did a song he recalled having heard sung by Charlie Monroe, Bill Monroe's older brother. On Saturday, a parade of authentic bluegrass musicians crossed the Banjo Stage. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Grascals Win Big at Bluegrass Awards Oct 5, 2007
Howard Watts, also known as Cedric Rainwater, was the bass player in the classic version of Bill Monroe luegrass Boys, while Carl Story has often been billed as the "Father of Bluegrass Gospel Music.". . (Newsmax)
October is Opry Month Sep 29, 2007
Celebration includes star-studded artist line-ups, Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration, 82nd Birthday Weekend, world's largest care package and much more ... The fun begins Oct. 2 with the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration featuring 2007 IBMA Entertainer of the Year nominees The Del McCoury Band, The Grascals, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and Rhonda Vincent & the Rage. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
More of this story Sep 21, 2007
The participants in that tent show were believed to be the Bill Monroe Band, a male singer known as Robert Lum, "The Talking Blues Boy" and a comedy act featuring a pair called "Jamup and Honey". There were other singers on the show that my friend and I cannot remember. (Atmore Advance, AL)
HOT DISH: Garth Brooks, George Jones Partying in Nashville Sep 18, 2007
Bill Monroe Celebration The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Celebration will be held Oct. 2 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This year's event will feature the Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Jesse McReynolds, the Grascals and Steep Canyon Rangers. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Low Country Suite Sep 1, 2007
Well, let's just say that King Wilkie was the name of a horse that belonged to Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Two years ... and still counting (8/30) Aug 31, 2007
played for 10 years with Carl Sauceman and the Green Valley Boys and toured with luminaries Bill Monroe and Charlie Louvin. Advance 12 tickets are available at the RAC at 501 Main St. or by calling (662) 327-2787. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
This Old Hammer Aug 23, 2007
"I saw the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, the Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White in Ann Arbor. There was just music in the air there. Then at Newport, I saw bluesmen like Son House, Lightnin' Hopkins and Skip James. But when I saw Bob Dylan go electric in 1965, it rendered me unfit for normal employment. I got spoiled at an early age and said 'gimme that guitar.' Things happen fast when you're young. Between 1965 and '68 a whole world opened up to me. "There was a scene, there were older... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Tradition Matters to Steep Canyon Rangers Aug 22, 2007
"When you see old pictures of Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, they're all dressed up nice. That's how it started. The fans really started appreciating it, and people will come up to you after a show and say, 'Thanks for doing that.' It shows that you care a little bit, enough about it to look nice up there. ... We come from the theory that any little thing you can do on stage to help is a good thing. If people will think you sound a little bit better because you look nicer, then it's worth... (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Preserving history through song Aug 19, 2007
The show is aired from Jerusalem Ridge where legendary bluegrass artist Bill Monroe grew up. It was while watching the show and going in person to see the restorations that Monroe and his brothers were doing to their family's homestead that Bolick decided an antique sawmill would be a nice addition to their work. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
July 6 editorial: In tune with the community Aug 18, 2007
Her comments about "Musicians for hire" reminded me of a conversation I had a little conversation with another area "musician for hire" who was putting down us performing songwriter types, saying "all the good songs have already been written" and "why should people waste their money on music they don't know, when there are people out there playing "real" music?" I just smiled and said, "Well I bet I make just as much money selling my CD's as you make being a "living juke box". I had a similar... (News Enterprise Online)
HOT DISH: Some Are Singers, Others Are Entertainers Aug 14, 2007
I still recall how much that news surprised Minnie Pearl, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and others. To me, it was always the biggest thrill of the awards show. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Good Old Time Aug 13, 2007
Singer-songwriter Jim Murphy, founder of the Pine Barons, will find himself in the company of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Jimmie Rodgers and Bill Monroe. With nearly 45 years involvement in the traditional country music realm, Mr. Murphy is the first artist from New Jersey to be recognized by the NTCMA. He'll be heading out to Anita, Iowa, to the Pioneer Music Museum, which is located in the middle of a corn field, Mr. Murphy says. (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
A rendez-vous in France with the Wild West Aug 9, 2007
Over the years the Country Rendez-Vous has featured American artists such as Bill Monroe, often referred to as the father of bluegrass music; Marty Stuart; Mark Chesnutt; Alison Krauss & Union Station; Rhonda Vincent; Hal Ketchum; Dale Watson; Tim O'Brien; Steve Earle; Peter Rowan; Jerry Douglas; Heather Myles; and Guy Clark. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Bluegrass band plays Bannack Aug 3, 2007
The band performs traditional, high-lonesome bluegrass music, drawing from the tradition of Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and Reno y.. Saturday's group will feature Doc Harwell on bass fiddle and guitar, singing lead vocals; Bill Junior on mandolin and five-string banjo, singing lead and tenor vocals; Mike Korn on guitar and bass, singing lead and baritone vocals; and Derek Hofer playing rhythm and lead guitar. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bluegrass concert set a Sliman Saturday Jul 27, 2007
Traditional bluegrass started in 1946 by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys on the Grand Ol Opry, said Springer. By (the) early 50s disc jockeys started to call it bluegrass music to reflect the name of his band. (New Iberia, LA)
Festival had something for everyone Jul 25, 2007
The band, consisting of four children ages 6 to 12 and their parents, have been playing traditional bluegrass following the stylings of The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, The Carter Family, Hazel Dickens, Flatt and Scruggs and others since 2005 ... and plays traditional mountain music, gospel songs and contemporary acoustic renditions in the tradition of Bill Monroe, Flatt gs, The Stanley Brothers and other musical pioneers. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
HOT DISH: Alan Jackson, Gene Watson and Real Country Music Jul 24, 2007
Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan's version of "Walls of Time" once caused me to pull my car off the road. (You can't see through blinding tears. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Stars make time for Time Jumpers Jul 22, 2007
"The band doesn't tour (11 people traveling the country to play clubs doesn't make financial sense) and certainly doesn't play to get rich (Sears said he pockets about $100 a night).They do it largely because they love Western swing, a musical style that peaked in the '40s with the folksy Texas band leader Bob Wills. Dubbed the "King of Western Swing," Wills incorporated jazz, blues, ragtime and Mexican music and filled dance halls and ballrooms across the Southwest.Stationed at Station The Time... (Florida Today)
Time Jumpers has following of big stars Jul 21, 2007
I kind of run to itThe Time Jumpers found an unlikely home in the Station Inn, a storied bluegrass club where Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and most everyone else in the genre has played or hung out. The place might fit close to 200 people if no one has to get to the bathroom in a hurry, and the yeasty smell of baking bread wafts over from the commercial bake shop across the street. (MSNBC -- Music)
Stuart reflects in songs, stories Jul 21, 2007
He told stories of beginnings -- of sitting on Flatt's tour bus, mandolin in hand, and being taught songs by the great Bill Monroe. Then he demonstrated what he'd learned with one of those songs that has particularly stuck with him, Monroe's "My Last Days On Earth.". (Boston Globe -- Living)
Randall Franks: Snake Oil, Superstars and Me Jul 20, 2007
It is safe to say that he is one of the last of the 1940s Grand Ole Opry cast still out there performing with his contemporaries Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe and Ernest Tubb all now in Tex Ritter s Hillbilly Heaven. Of course, all those folks including old Tex are included in his new autobiography Snake Oil, Superstars and Me, co-authored by Shirley Noe Swiesz and myself, Randall Franks, from Katona Productions Inc and Authorhouse. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
