The Earl Scruggs Center will host the 2026 Remembering Earl Concert on Saturday, April 18, at the Crest High School ...

Bob Marley’s still-timely 1979 song, “So Much Trouble in the World,” the CD’s only cover, finds Williams dueting with Mavis Staples and singing of “men sailing on their ego trips…million miles from ...

Singer and guitarist Chester “Chet” Hogoboom is a real staple of the local music scene, starting way back in 1975 with an acoustic group called Cooncreek that played places like The Dark Room, The ...

The Long Beach-born Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrated 60 years with 'Night After Night,' released in October, marking a ...

Kacey Musgraves won the most recent Grammy for Best Country Song. The Kingston Trio won the first. Here is a list of every ...

Born on this day, January 19, 1935, was the frontman of the iconic and progressive bluegrass band, The Country Gentlemen.

Tony Trischka calls up Billy Strings and other top bluegrass talent for "Gentle On My Mind" from the upcoming Earl Scruggs ...

We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and feature interviews with two of its members. First up, bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs. He and guitarist ...

We listen back to archival interviews with two Opry members: bluegrass musician Scruggs, who perfected three-finger banjo picking, and country star Lynn. Originally broadcast in 2012 and 2010.

SHELBY, N.C. — The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will be closed for more than a month starting Thanksgiving day, our partners at The Shelby Star reported. ALSO READ: Music pioneer and Cleveland Co.

The Earl Scruggs Center will be temporarily closed from Nov. 27, 2025, through Jan. 31, 2026, to begin an HVAC renovation and an exhibition installation project that will transform the visitor ...

On the front page of the Overton County News on January 4, 1968, a picture of Flatt and Scruggs appeared promoting a show they would be performing at Livingston Elementary School on January 5. That ...