Henry, Casey
CASEY HENRY From Frederick County, Virginia. Lives in Nashville. Grew up playing bass with her family group Red and Murphy and their Excellent Children. Casey’s mother Murphy is a well-known producer of banjo instructional videos, and a columni
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Tennessee Bluegrass Band
TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND From east Tennessee. Formed in 2020 by Aynsley Porchak (fiddle), Lincoln Hensley (banjo), John Meador (guitar), Gracie Meador (bass) and Tim Laughlin (mandolin). The Meadors are married. The group formed as a spin-
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Vincent, Rhonda
RHONDA VINCENT From Kirksville, Missouri. Grew up performing with her family band, The Sally Mountain Show. She appeared on their weekly TV show and recorded 11 albums before embarking on a solo career. She began singing professionally and pl
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Spruce Pine
SPRUCE PINE From The Netherlands (Holland). Formed in 1977 by Dennis Schut, who played guitar with Charlie Moore on several European tours in the 1970’s. He also toured with Jim Eanes. Spruce Pine is a town in North Carolina. Original band
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Raven, Eddy
EDDY RAVEN From LaFayette, Louisiana. Real name: Edward Garvin Futch. In 1962 he changed his name to Eddy Raven when he released his first single at age 17. As a country artist he has had numerous hit records including “I Got Mexico,” “Sh
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Bruce, Steve
STEVE BRUCE From LaFollette, Tennessee. He is pastor of the Faith Way Assembly Of God Church (since 1991). He also plays the banjo and has played in a variety of bluegrass gospel groups since the early 1980’s. His father was a banjo-pla
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White, Tim
TIM WHITE From Blountville, Tennessee. Originally from Roanoke, Virginia. A graphic artist by trade. Among his accomplishments: the painting of a huge mural in Bristol, Tennessee designating Bristol as “The Birthplace of Country Music. He als
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McKinney, James and Angela
THE JAMES & ANGELA MCKINNEY BAND From Dallas, Texas. James is originally from Ft. Payne, Alabama. Age 15, James won the Southern States Banjo Championship. Age 19, he moved to Nashville and directed Opryland’s bluegrass show. Also w
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Cort, Sharon
SHARON CORT (AND NEW RIVER RANCH) From Southern California. Lives in Nashville. In California she performed regularly at The Venice Beach Sidewalk Cafe, the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, and other LA area venues. Attended L.A. Valley Coll
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Bright, Fletcher
FLETCHER BRIGHT From Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. A fiddler who formed a band in 1945 called The Dismembered Tennesseans. They are still together. The band was made up of students from McCallie Private Boys School in Chattanooga. They have ap
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This web site contains short profiles of the best-known bluegrass artists and bands.
- Use the Search Band or Artist function located at the top of the sidebar on the right to find an artist by name.
- Or, utilize the Artist List drop-down below the search function in the right sidebar to search by the first letter of their last name if an individual – or – the first letter of a band name.
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White, Clarence
CLARENCE WHITE (See also THE KENTUCKY COLONELS) From Los Angeles...
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Heartstrings, The
HEARTSTRINGS All-female band from Nashville. Formed in 2001 Members: Bo...
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Harris, R.C.
R. C. HARRIS (AND BLUE DENIM) From Statesville, North Carolina....
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Some Background
A great big howdy to ya, I’m Wayne Rice, a bluegrass radio programmer from San Diego, California. I began compiling this material in 1988 for DJ’s like myself who want to at least sound knowledgeable about bluegrass music on the air. Originally I published Bluegrass Bios® in a three-ring binder and sold it to DJs around the country … but now it’s here on the web and it’s free! Use it for your show prep, or just enjoy learning more about the amazing artists who play and sing bluegrass music. If you find errors or wish to make a suggestion, please contact me. Thanks!
