January 15, 2021 TRIVIA QUESTION What bluegrass performer helped Emmy Lou Harris establish her “bona fides” in the traditional country and bluegrass music world around 1980, insisting before this person joined her band that Emmy Lou must include some Louvin … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winners are Al Gassman, Steve Margulis, Gary DiGiovanni, and Andy Bing January 1, 2021 TRIVIA QUESTION Where did Del McCoury make his very first appearance as one of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, playing banjo, … Read More
I remember back when the Covid virus broke out in March, thinking, we may be living with this at Christmas! How true that has turned out to be, and it’s now the worst it has been. Those of us who … Read More
Title of the document Well, finally we’ve boiled it down to a single winner. The Bluegrass Jeopardy Champion is: (drum roll) Andy Bing! As you read in the Final Bluegrass Jeopardy Round, the category was “Famous Kentuckians.” Both Andy Bing … Read More
Title of the document Well well well! The correct question was indeed “Who is Orville Gibson?” Born in Chateauguay NY (WAY up on the Canadian border, near the Gibson Brothers’ home!). He formed the Gibson Guitar & Mandolin Co. in … Read More
This week we take a break from Dick asking the questions, and instead invite our faithful readers to ask the questions using the Comments Section below. Dick will do his best to reply in a Comment below. As Bill Monroe … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is George Nasca November 6 TRIVIA QUESTION What is Carlton Haney MOST famous for? A. He managed/booked Bill Monroe for awhile and tried to court Bill’s daughter B. He managed/booked Reno & Smiley for … Read More
Here’s a brand new CD of fresh traditional-style bluegrass music from Rock Hearts , a fine 5-piece New England band. It was officially released last Friday, Oct. 30. Rock Hearts named themselves after a great old Jimmy Martin recording from … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Todd Evans October 30 TRIVIA QUESTION In the world of electric guitars, the current rage is a brand-new instrument that has been “distressed” at the factory to look old and used. This development … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Mike Fowler October 23, 2020 TRIVIA QUESTION OK Bluegrass Trivia players, let’s switch gears a bit and play a Guessing Game based on the musings of that paragon of military bluegrass mountaineering, Colonel … Read More