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Norman Blake, who has recorded and collaborated with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to Johnny Cash and Tony Rice, is a devoted keeper of the keys to the heritage and history of American popular music. Blake’s latest record—which he recorded in a single afternoon in a Fort Payne, Alabama studio—contains of couple of…

Maddie Denton may be one of the best fiddle players you’ve heard, but not heard of.  That might change with the release of her debut album, Playin’ in this Town.  A veteran of the fiddle competition circuit, Denton has won 14 state titles in five states since 2008. She also handles fiddle duties for the…

Here is a jam track for the tune “Pain In My Heart”. The track is in the key of G and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.

In this video lesson Dan Miller demonstrates how to play “Cripple Creek” on the Dobro. Also included are some right hand rolls and some practice licks that will help you prepare to play the tune. The tabs for the rolls, licks, and tune are included on the Bluegrass Unlimited Lesson Page.

Kenny Smith Podcast

Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine July, 1970.   Volume 5, Number 1 (This article was compiled from an interview with Charles Bailey in Wilmington, Delaware and a letter written by Danny Bailey, Knoxville, Tennessee.) If you should ever sit down and compose a list of musicians undeserving of neglect, Charles and Danny Bailey could not…