sold of “Harper Valley PTA” a song written by Tom T. Hall and sung by Jeannie C. Riley. The song won a Grammy and a CMA award. It also was inspiration for a movie and TV series.

Alison Krauss & Union Station have been in the Bluegrass Now Top Twenty chart constantly for 12 years. Alison and her band have made more chart appearances than any other band.

Butch Baldassari has released 2 instructional videos, 2 DVDs and 4 CDs with Homspun Tapes.

In 2004 D’Addario Strings introduced 9 new string types for banjo and mandolin

the year that Ron Thomason formed the Dry Branch Fire Squad.

Since 1999 the Cherryholmes Family have racked up 11 industry nominations. That’s 1.8 nominations a year for a group that has only been playing music together for 6 years.