Lonesome River Band, The
THE LONESOME RIVER BAND From Ferrum, Virginia. Formed in 1983 by Tim Austin and Jerry McMillan. Current and former members of the band include Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Dale Perry, Kenny Smith, Ricky Simpkons, Sammy Shelor, Ronnie Bowman, D
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Hudson, Brad
BRAD HUDSON From Seymour, Tennessee. Grew up in eastern North Carolina. A multi-instrumentalist and singer who has performed with The Larkins, Randy Parton, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, Jeff and Sheri Easter, Dolly Parton and several va
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Rosenberg, Ivan
IVAN ROSENBERG From Portland, Oregon. A Dobro™ (resophonic guitar) player who has worked with Chris Stuart and Backcountry, Evie Laden, Chris Jones and others. He also plays clawhammer banjo. 2001, released first solo project The Lost Coa
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Doerfels, The
THE DOERFELS From Buffalo, New York. A family band whose members are: TJ (banjo), Kim (fiddle), Eddy (mandolin), Ben (guitar), and Joe (bass). They range in age (2009) from 13 to 20. They have younger siblings who also are learning to play. 2
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Jordan, Vic
VIC JORDAN From Washington, D.C. 1962, played banjo with a group called the Delta Ramblers in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 1964, moved to Nashville and worked with Jimmy Martin as well as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper. 1967, joined Bill Monro
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Red June
RED JUNE (See also Zoe and Cloyd) From Asheville, North Carolina. Formed in 2008 by Will Straughan (Dobro™ and guitar), Natalya Zoe Weinstein (fiddle), and John Cloyd Miller (mandolin and guitar). Miller and Weinstein were
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Detour
DETOUR From Michigan. Features the lead singing of Missy Armstrong (guitar) with Peter Knupfer (fiddle), Scott Zylstra (guitar), Jeff Rose (mandolin), Jeremy Darrow (bass) and Lloyd Douglas (banjo). 2009, released “The Road That Lies Ahead” (
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Wilborn, Marshall
MARSHALL WILBORN Originally from Austin, Texas. Best known as one of bluegrass music’s top bass players, although his first instrument is banjo. 1982, joined Whetstone Run. It was then that he met Lynn Morris; they eventually married and form
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Barbed Wire Cutters, The
THE BARBED WIRE CUTTERS From Bellingham, Washington. Members of the band: Korby Lenker (guitar), Bruce Shaw (mandolin), Adam Carp (banjo), Josh Brahinsky (fiddle) and Christopher Glass (fiddle). They were called “young riders of the bluegrass
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Bressler Brothers, The
THE BRESSLER BROTHERS From Eminence, Missouri. Brothers Andy (guitar) and Alvin (vocals) Bressler. 1965, began performing on the Current River Opry in Summersville, MO. 2000, formed the Bressler Brothers band including Alvin’s sons Bruce an
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This web site contains short profiles of the best-known bluegrass artists and bands.
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Third (IIIrd) Tyme Out
IIIRD TYME OUT (RUSSELL MOORE AND IIIRD TYME OUT) Formed...
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Thacker, Ernie
ERNIE THACKER (AND ROUTE 23) From Cleveland, Ohio. Lived in...
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Arnold, Jimmy
JIMMY ARNOLD From Fries, Virginia. A gifted multi-instumentalist (guitar, banjo,...
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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!
