Earl Scruggs

Lee Ann Womack To Premiere New Songs This Month

Country superstar Lee Ann Womack is set to premiere some brand new songs during a concert in Biloxi, Mississippi this month. This will be her first new material in four years. Womack is scheduled to […]

2012/05/08

Vince Gill at MerleFest 2012 (Photo by Jim Gavenus, courtesy MerleFest)

Vince Gill Kicks Off 25th Anniversary MerleFest In North Carolina

MerleFest, the renowned annual bluegrass, folk, and country music festival in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, kicked into gear this weekend with performances from a range of traditionally minded artists including Deep Dark Woods, Dailey & Vincent, […]

2012/04/27

Nashville Hotline: Taylor Swift Gets Punk’d!

Today, details on MTV’s season premiere of Punk’d tonight. Plus, how can you get your hands on a bottle of her Wonderstruck perfume? ACM nominees Montgomery Gentry was on The Price Is Right today, and […]

2012/03/29

Earl Scruggs, Bluegrass Legend And Banjo Pioneer, Dies At 88

One of the most legendary performers in all of bluegrass, banjoist Earl Scruggs, died today. He was 88. NPR reports that he died of natural causes at a Nashville hospital. Born in North Carolina in […]

2012/03/29

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