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The Seldom Scene

The Seldom Scene

by Maggie Sokolik | Feb 25, 2022 | Bluegrass History, Bluegrass Musicians, Old Archived News, Welcome Column

his month, I started to peruse the archives and immediately stopped when I ran across this piece about The Seldom Scene. One of my favorite bluegrass bands of all time, The Seldom Scene get a nice introduction in this 1976 article by Bob Lawrence. I’ve added some...
The King of Western Swing

The King of Western Swing

by Maggie Sokolik | Jan 27, 2022 | Bluegrass History, Bluegrass Musicians, Welcome Column

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, publicity photo, University of Missouri, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons   I took another dip into the archives this month, and I chose an issue of the Breakdown that had a bit of sentimental meaning for me. I chose one that...
#5 – The Feud Between Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs

#5 – The Feud Between Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs

by Patrick Campbell | Dec 28, 2021 | Bluegrass History

This is  #5 in an ongoing  series of blogs by Barry Willis, who has generously allowed the CBA to publish.  You can find other blogs by Barry and info on his fascinating life here. There have been many discussions about what we might call “The Feud.” A general summary...
Revisiting Bev King and Country Heritage

Revisiting Bev King and Country Heritage

by Maggie Sokolik | Nov 26, 2021 | Bluegrass History, Welcome Column

Digging through the archives, I found this article by Lon Suiter, which appeared in the 1986 Bluegrass Breakdown. It presents an interesting slice of perhaps lesser-known bluegrass history. There is a lot of music referenced in this article, much of which is readily...
#2: Bill Monroe’s early fiddlers, and his baseball team

#2: Bill Monroe’s early fiddlers, and his baseball team

by Patrick Campbell | Oct 29, 2021 | Bluegrass History

  Ed: This is the second article in a monthly series that author Barry R. Willis has generously allowed the CBA website to publish. This discussion is to clarify the earliest fiddlers on Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s. Mr. Monroe explained to...
A Dream Vacation for Five: Beanblossom or Bust

A Dream Vacation for Five: Beanblossom or Bust

by Maggie Sokolik | Oct 22, 2021 | Welcome Column, Bluegrass History, Historic Photos, Old Archived News

I’m jumping into the bluegrass time machine and turning this column over to Steve Pottier in 1983. This article appeared in the September/October edition of the Bluegrass Breakdown of that year. Steve kept a “Diary” of his experiences as a member of High Country...
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