J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. J.D. Crowe, a Grammy winning banjo player whose mastery of the instrument inspired generations of bluegrass fans, died early on ...

All 104 seats at Unity Hall in Barneveld were taken for a concert by banjo player Tony Trischka. Trischka brought his "Earl ...

For better or worse, Earl Scruggs will be remembered by most Americans for his banjo picking alongside partner Lester Flatt in a dated 1960s cultural artifact: "The Beverly Hillbillies." For better, ...

The banjo rules everything around Hank Smithwell, almost. He’s played it in multiple traditional outfits for almost a decade, added the banjo to area pop-rock acts, built the world’s only tribute to ...

Rrinaco will perform traditional bluegrass and a variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert.

Banjo virtuoso and Punch Brothers band member Noam Pikelny is bringing some of the best musicians in bluegrass — Bryan Sutton (guitar), Jesse Cobb (mandolin), Luke Bulla (fiddle) and Barry Bales (bass ...