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Bluegrass Bios
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Welcome to Bluegrass Bios®

Interesting and timely tidbits about longtime and emerging bluegrass music artists along with programming ideas for radio hosts and writers.

Check Out These Bluegrass Music Artists

Hill, Byron

BYRON HILL From Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Moved to Nashville in...

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Access the Bluegrass Calendar

In the navigation at the top of the website, choose a month and then scroll through the days.

Programming Suggestions

Need some music for holidays and other special occasions? Look to the right, I where you’ll find the occasion and some song suggestions to meet your programming needs.

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 DJs like myself who want to sound at least knowledgeable about bluegrass music on the air. Initially, 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 enjoy learning more about the fantastic artists who play and sing bluegrass music. If you find errors or wish to suggest, please get in touch with me. Thanks!

Find an Artist

This website contains short profiles of the best-known bluegrass artists and bands.

  1. To find an artist by name, use the Search Band or Artist function at the top of the sidebar on the right, or if you are viewing on your phone or tablet, scroll further down.
  2. 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.