When I had been playing the banjo for about a year, I went to Nashville, TN to ask Bill Monroe for a job. He was very nice, gave me an audition and took me to the Grand Ole Opry that night. Bill said... more

Includes performances by bluegrass greats such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent and the Seldom Scene. Songs include "I'll Fly Away," "Drivin' Nails," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Swing Low,... more

Three years after parting ways with Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs began making the 1951–55 Columbia recordings that would not only become essential bluegrass—these are some of the most influential... more

Their sound was traditional, their arrangements innovative—they set the standard for contemporary bluegrass, and this is still their best collection. This was issued in '86 as a 2-LP set:... more

Bluegrass emanates from the heart of Larry Sparks. Gospel music bounds from his soul. Paired together, bluegrass gospel represents the absolute best of Larry Sparks as a singer and as a man. On... more

Larry Sparks likes to say that he is "the youngest old-timer around," and there's more than a bit of truth to that. Throughout his long career, Sparks has stuck to what works, what he does best. He's... more

SHINE is the first full album of new material in three years from the legendary godfather of mountain soul, Ralph Stanley.

This 1986 "best-of" was one of the first CDs from Rebel Records. Here are 16 career-making cuts from the band's first three LPs ("Act I," "Act II" and "Act III"): "Paradise," "500 Miles," "Rider,"... more

We call it "bluegrass." He calls it "old-time mountain music." Whatever its name, Stanley is one of its pillars, keeping these old songs alive with his famous voice and five-string banjo picking:... more

2012 collection from the Bluegrass act mostly drawn from the three albums Chris recorded for Rebel Records around the turn of the century. It also features three tracks from a 2009 self-produced... more

For progressive bluegrass aficionados, Muleskinner Live - Original Television Soundtrack is something of a watershed event. Originally broadcast on public television in the late '70s, the documentary... more

Don Rigsby fell in love with bluegrass at the tender age of 5 after listening to Ralph Stanley. Since then he has dedicated his life to playing bluegrass to be as good as his hero. Now he pays... more