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5 hits that prove 1968 was the decade's best year for bluegrass music

Bluegrass couldn't avoid the transformative touch of the '60, and we think that 1968 was one of its most exciting years.
American Songwriter

3 Classic Bluegrass Tunes From the 1960s I’ll Probably Still Be Listening to When I’m 90

Doc Watson‘s 1964 single of “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” can be coined as numerous genres, one of those being, of course, bluegrass. Aside from genre tags, this song is a staple in the world of ...
Rolling Stone

Jerry Garcia: What It Was Like to Play Bluegrass with the Grateful Dead Guitarist

In 1973, Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia fulfilled a longtime dream when he formed the bluegrass supergroup known as Old & In the Way. For the rock & roller, circling back to his acoustic roots ...
Variety

Robbie Fulks, Master of Alt-Country, Finally Plants Both Feet in the World of Acoustic Pickers With ‘Bluegrass Vacation’

To say that Robbie Fulks has been one of the best singer-songwriters in American roots music over the last quarter-century would be correct, and maybe a little reductive, too; he’s one of the best ...