The Archives
The Osborne Brothers— Part Two: Getting It Off
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1972, Volume 6, Number 8 (Part One: Family and Apprenticeship appeared in Bluegrass Unlimited Volume 6, Number 5, September 1971) (To read part one of this series, click here: https://www.bluegrassunlimited.com/article/the-osborne-brothers/) At the start of 1956, Bob and Sonny Osborne were once more at home in Dayton, Ohio, playing the…
John McEuen—String Wizard & Media Producer Extraordinaire Of The 90’s
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine September 1994, Volume 29, Number 3 When John McEuen appears at a bluegrass festival today, it’s obvious that he isn’t an entire bluegrass band—although he does move around a lot and play four different instruments. You can tell he’s one of the believers, though. The heart and the influence of…
Good Music, Good Friends: The Country Gentlemen
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine June 1978, Volume 12, Number 12 On July 4, 1978, the Country Gentlemen will begin their twenty-second year of innovative and trend-setting music. Great changes have come to bluegrass in the last twenty-one years, and it is the Country Gentlemen who are one of the first group of musicians who…
Rambling In Redwood Canyon: The Routes of Bay Area Bluegrass
First of Four Parts Part One Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine May 1991, Volume 25, Number 11 Once upon a time, in a land far from the birthplace of bluegrass music, lived a group of young college students who became the first bluegrass band in the San Francisco Bay area. It was the late ’50s….
And The Dillards Came To Grass
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine November 1971, Volume 6, Number 5 Everyone professing an enduring interest in bluegrass has at some point in time been confronted with the question, “Who is your favorite group?” Most of us of course in responding to this query, muse for a moment or two, utter one or two “well’s”,…
Chris Hillman Returns to His Roots
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine February 1984, Volume 18, Number 8 Chris Hillman has made rock history, but he has given up the glitter of the pop music world to return to his musical roots in bluegrass. His lovely Sugar Hill LP, “Morning Sky,” is a clear demonstration of his commitment to acoustic-based country music….