Vol. 5 No. 4 - October 1970
BREAKTHROUGH IN BLUEGRASS REPERTOIRE
NO GENERATION GAP AT FOLK FESTIVAL
DON BROWN & THE OZARK MOUNTAIN TRIO
DIARY OF A FESTIVAL PARKING LOT PICKER
BLUEGRASS AT THE MISS NUDE AMERICA PAGEANT
CULPEPER ‘70
BEAVER HILL STRING BAND
Cover: J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys
Vol. 5 No. 5 - November 1970
DOC WATSON
DOC WATSON Discography
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED SONGBOOK
GEORGIA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Cover: Doc Watson
Vol. 5 No. 6 - December 1970
TAKE ME BACK TO RENFRO VALLEY
BLUEGRASS PARTNERS VISIT JAPAN
EVERGREEN STATE BOYS
OLD SOUTH JAMBOREE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
JAPANESE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
CASES
Cover: Bill Monroe’s Country Music Hall of Fame plaque
Vol. 5 No. 7 - January 1971
LESTER FLATT & THE NASHVILLE GRASS
JOHNNY’S CASH, CHARLEY’S PRIDE, MAC’S WISEMAN & FRED’S PANTS
ADAMS BROTHERS and DAD
PENNSYLVANIA NIGHT HAWKS
WEISER, IDAHO 1970
MASSIVE FERGUSON
OLE TYME COUNTRY BOYS
GIBSON BANJO INFORMATION
Cover: Lester Flatt (photo by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 5 No. 8 - February 1971
THE BAILEY BROTHERS-conclusion
WHAT’S MONEY
FIRST ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
THE EARL SCRUGGS GOODTIME HOUR - a review
BLUEGRASS AT WEST VIRGINIA DAY CELEBRATION
Cover: Charles and Danny, the Bailey Brothers
Vol. 5 No. 10 - April 1971
Vol. 5 No. 12 - June 1971
DON RENO, RED SMILEY, BILL HARRELL and the TENNESSEE CUT-UPS
HAMILTON COUNTY BLUEGRASS BAND
Cover: Red Smiley, Don Reno, Bill Harrell
Vol. 6 No. 1 - July 1971
NEW OUTLETS FOR BLUEGRASS IN NORTH CAROLINA
REPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR GIBSON F-5 MANDOLINS
DON RENO INTERVIEW
A VISIT TO GALLAGHER GUITAR COMPANY
CURRENT SONGBAGS ADDED TO BLUEGRASS BY KENTUCKY GROUP
BLUEGRASS ON THE AIR
JIMMY MARTIN
Cover: The Country Gentlemen
Vol. 6 No. 2 - August 1971
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BEAN BLOSSOM
BILL MONROE’S FIFTH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (First International Bluegrass Festival)
DON RENO, RED SMILEY & BILL HARRELL
IS YOUR INSTRUMENT INSURED
BLUEGRASS GETS TELEVISION EXPOSURE
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD WINNER
C.E. WARD
A VISIT TO THE FIRST ANNUAL COUNTRY GENTLEMEN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
STONYPOINT STRING BAND
THE DIXIE TRAVELERS
Cover: Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt
Vol. 6 No. 3 - September 1971
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS
NATIONAL FIDDLERS CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEISER, IDAHO
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE BLUEGRASS WORLD
Cover: The Osborne Brothers, Bobby and Sonny Osborne
Vol. 6 No. 4 - October 1971
BLUEGRASS ON THE AIR a visit with WKCW Warrenton, VA.
BLUEGRASS RECORD COMPANY LIST
BILL CLIFTON IN BRITAIN
BILL CLIFTON DISCOGRAPHY
THE CAMPER’S BLUES (LAVONIA LAMENT)
CANADIAN REPORT: BLUEGRASS AT MARIPOSA
THE MUSIC MAN
A HELPING HAND
Vol. 6 No. 5 - November 1971
IN MEMORY OF DON O’NEIL
AND THE DILLARDS CAME TO GRASS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BRINGS ITS FESTIVAL TO MONTREAL
TOM McKINNEY
MARTHA WHITE BISCUIT TIME
Cover: The Dillards (photo by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 6 No. 6 - December 1971
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD
BLUEGRASS COMES TO NEW YORK
BLUEGRASS IN THE CAVERN
PLAYMORE BEACH FIDDLERS CONVENTION
RESULTS OF BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED 1971 POLL
GREENE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY BANJO FESTIVAL
THE HOMESTEAD ACT
Cover: an award
Vol. 6 No. 7 - January 1972
NOTES ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
BEAN BLOSSOM WEST
STAINING THE OLD TIME
RIGHTEOUS BLUEGRASS BAND
Cover: The Gibsonian Orchestra (Lloyd Loar, Fisher Shipp)
Vol. 6 No. 8 - February 1972
I REMEMBER RED SMILEY
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS Part Two: Getting It Off
GREENE, ROWAN, KEITH AND HERALD
PEE WEE DAVIS: HIS OWN STORY
PEE WEE DAVIS DISCOGRAPHY
CROSSROADS?
BLUEGRASS COMES TO HEE HAW
Cover: Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley
Vol. 6 No. 9 - March 1972
JAPAN WELCOMES THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
MISSOURI AREA BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS NOTES FROM MICHIGAN
BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN-1/3rd CENTURY LATER
BLUEGRASS NEW YEAR
J. E. MAINER MEMORIAL AWARD
NOT A MUSIC OF THE PAST
WALTER HENSLEY
Cover: Frank Wakefield
Vol. 6 No. 10 - April 1972
1972 SUMMER FESTIVAL LIST
BLUEGRASS ON TV IN ST. LOUIS
SHENANDOAH CUT-UPS
A REPORT FROM DISNEY WORLD
COUNTRY FIDDLING
THE NEW GRASS REVIVAL
Vol. 6 No. 11 - May 1972
BENNY & VALLIE CAIN
WOW WHATA WILD WILD WINTER WEEKEND
Cover: Benny & Vallie Cain band, L to R: Johnnie Whisnant, ?, Vallie Cain, Benny Cain
Vol. 6 No. 12 - June 1972
Bluegrass Unlimited Merit Award-Walter Butler
AMENDED 1972 FESTIVAL LISTING
HIGH COUNTRY
WHAT’S INVOLVED IN MAKING ARHOOLIE LP’S
WHAT’S THIS ABOUT TRADITION MUSIC COMPANY
A NEW DIMENSION TO THE TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS.. AND NORMAN BLAKE
PICKIN’ POLICE CHIEF’S POLICE CAR PLAYS BLUEGRASS FOR PICKED UP CROOKS
THE II GENERATION & THE R.F.D BOYS
Cover: High Country, L to R: Butch Waller, Ed Neff, Bruce Nemerov, Elon Feiner, Chris Boutwell
Vol. 7 No. 1 - July 1972
BLUEGRASS AND MOVIES
THE JACKSON FIVE-BLUEGRASS STYLE
AN EASY WAY TO MAKE A BENDING IRON
GEORGE KAY & THE BLUEGRASS ROADSHOW
THE HOUSE BROTHERS & THE CANAAN VALLEY BOYS
BLUEGRASS GROWS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
KINGS COUNTRYMEN
Cover: Earl Scruggs (photo by Ron Petronko)
Vol. 7 No. 2 - August 1972
THE LOUVIN BROTHERS
POWER TO THE CHICKEN
OPRYLAND U.S.A
Cover: The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie Louvin
Vol. 7 No. 3 - September 1972
“AS MY GRANDDADDY ALWAYS USED TO SAY”
A DO IT YOURSELF CALIPER THAT REALLY WORKS
“SHOOT LOW SHERIFF, THEY’RE RIDING CHICKENS"
Cover: Jimmy Martin
Vol. 7 No. 4 - October 1972
BLUEGRASS FAMILY--FAMILY BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD WINNER—Nancy Talbot
THE SULLIVAN FAMILY
Strings ‘n Things 5-String Banjo Tablature, Arrangement by Hub Nitchie
Cover: the McLain Family Band
Vol. 7 No. 5 - November 1972
THE COUNTRY GAZETTE
TIMBERLAKE TROUBLES COULD BE A SIGN OF THE TIME TO COME
Cover: The Country Gazette
Vol. 7 No. 6 - December 1972
BLUEGRASS MERIT AWARD-RALPH RINZLER
LARRY SPARKS
Strings ‘n Things — TURKEY IN THE (BLUE) STRAW 5-String Banjo Tablature by Hub Nitchie
FRANCE TOO
JOSH GRAVES
JUDY STEINBERG
Cover: Larry Sparks
Vol. 7 No. 7 - January 1973
CHARLIE MOORE
CHARLIE MOORE DISCOGRAPHY
THE THREE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD
BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS: ORIGINAL VS REPRODUCTION
WHAT IS A VIOLIN
Cover: Charlie Moore (photo by C.E. Westveer)
Vol. 7 No. 8 - February 1973
BLUEGRASS COMES TO NEW YORK
SMILIN’ JIM EANES
TOM MORGAN
BOBBY SMITH AND THE BOYS FROM SHILOH
BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS-ORIGINAL VS REPRODUCTION
Cover: "Smilin'" Jim Eanes (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 7 No. 9 - March 1973
1973 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
BIG BANJO FROM BOSTON: DON STOVER
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN AND THE U.S. NAVY
Cover: Don Stover (photo by Jack Tottle)
Vol. 7 No. 10 - April 1973
1973 SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
RURAL YARBOUGH AND THE DIXIEMEN
SCOTT STONEMAN
Cover: The Dixiemen, L to R: James Bryan, Rural Yarbrough, John Montgomery, Jake Landers
Vol. 7 No. 11 - May 1973
BUCK WHITE AND THE DOWNHOMERS
TAX BENEFIT CONCERT: BLUEGRASS WASHINGTON STYLE
Cover: Buck White and the Downhomers
Vol. 7 No. 12 - June 1973
AMENDED 1973 SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FESTIVAL LOCATION CHART
DEL McCOURY
BLUEGRASS IN SAN ANTONIO
Cover: Del McCoury (photo by Don Kissil)
Vol. 8 No. 1 - July 1973
JAMES MONROE
SOME NOTES ON THE MUSICAL SCALE
FATE OF RYMAN STILL UNDECIDED
PORTRAIT OF A HALF-GRASS FIDDLER
RED, WHITE AND BLUE (Grass)
THE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AS A PEACEABLE GATHERING
Cover: James Monroe (photo by Tom Henderson)
Vol. 8 No. 2 - August 1973
CLARENCE WHITE
THE NEW TRADITION
HISTORY WAS MADE HERE
Cover: The New Tradition, L to R: Jimmy Arnold, Keith Whitley, Bill Rawlings, Jimmy Gaudreau
Vol. 8 No. 3 - September 1973
MONROE DOCTRINE-BLUEGRASS ON CAMPUS
UNCLE PEN
BLUEGRASS STRIKES HORSE PENS 40
THE AMATEUR COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITER
DADDY’S CREEK BREAKTHROUGH
Cover: Monroe Doctrine, (in unknown order) Charles Sawtelle, Dick Schroeder, Wayne Beezley, Steve Carnes, Kerry Craig
Vol. 8 No. 4 - October 1973
NORMAN BLAKE
DOBRO RATTLES AND CURES
BETTY FISHER AND THE DIXIE BLUEGRASS BAND
SAM BUSH, NEW GRASS REVIVAL AND LEON RUSSELL
Cover: Norman Blake (Photo by Doug Green)
Vol. 8 No. 5 - November 1973
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GUITAR
A QUARTER CENTURY OF BLUEGRASS FIDDLING-Clarence “Tater” Tate
THE BLUEGRASS KATS ON CAMERA
MONROE HOMECOMING
Cover: Tater Tate (photo by Ron Petronko)
Vol. 8 No. 6 - December 1973
DAVID ‘STRINGBEAN’ AKEMAN
MERLE: THE SILENT WATSON
OME BANJO COMPANY
Cover: Merle Watson (photo by Mary Jane Bolle)
Vol. 8 No. 7 - January 1974
BLUEGRASS BASICS-Capo/Chord Chart
BILL IVEY-COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
STRINGBEAN
BUCK RYAN
Cover: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Vol. 8 No. 8 - February 1974
HAPPY MEDIUM-J.D. CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH
PERFORMERS’ UNIONS
JIM SMOAK
Cover: J.D. Crowe & the New South, L to R: (Top) Larry Rice, Donnie Combs (Bottom) J.D. Crowe, Bobby Sloane, Tony Rice
Vol. 8 No. 9 - March 1974
RALPH STANLEY-THE TRADITION FROM THE MOUNTAINS
HAND CRAFTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
VERMONT: FAMOUS FOR SKIING AND BLUEGRASS
WILMA LEE AND STONEY COOPER
NEAL ALLEN
Cover: Ralph Stanley (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 8 No. 10 - April 1974
1974 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
…..1029….THE LEWIS FAMILY
BLUEGRASS AT THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGES
IS THE “SCENE” BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS THRIVES IN OKLAHOMA
THE BASICS FOR PEAL CUTTING
CAN BLUEGRASS SURVIVE POPULARITY
Cover: The Lewis Family, L to R:
Vol. 8 No. 11 - May 1974
THE GOINS BROTHERS: MELVIN AND RAY MAINTAINING THE LONESOME PINE FIDDLER TRADITION
DEACON DAN CRARY: A MAN OF HIS OWN CLOTH
THE CHICKEN SHACK
CLIFF WALDRON AND THE NEW SHADES OF GRASS
Cover: the Goins Brothers, Melvin & Ray
Vol. 8 No. 12 - June 1974
ROY LEE CENTERS
THE SELDOM SCENE AS HEARD
NOBORU MORISHIGE
TWO PATHS
Cover: the Seldom Scene (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 9 No. 1 - July 1974
PROS LONG BEFORE BOSTON: THE ENTIRE CAREER OF THE LILLY BROTHERS
TECHNICAL ARTICLE ON THE BANJO OR HOW TO BE “NOT TOO SHARP”
OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVALS
LOVE AFFAIR WITH A TATERBUG (A CHRONOLOGY)
BOBBY THOMPSON: THE CALM AT THE EYE OF THE STORM
Cover: The Lilly Brothers, Everett & Bea Lilly
Vol. 9 No. 2 - August 1974
HYLO BROWN: THE BLUEGRASS BALLADEER
FOR LOVE-NOT MONEY
THE BLUEGRASS TARHEELS
Vol. 9 No. 3 - September 1974
MOLLY O’DAY & LYNN DAVIS: A STRONG INFLUENCE ON BLUEGRASS MUSIC
STEERING CLEAR OF ELECTRICITY WITH CHARLIE WALLER
BIRTH OF A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL OR ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIANA
SMALL FESTIVAL-ROOM AT THE BOTTOM?
Cover: Molly O'Day
Vol. 9 No. 4 - October 1974
LESTER FLATT
THE FALLS CITY RAMBLERS
SOMEONE REALLY DIFFERENT: RAYMOND FAIRCHILD
Vol. 9 No. 5 - November 1974
DON’T WAIT FOR THEM TO BUY-SELL IT: JOHN DUFFEY AND HIS MUSIC
A FEW WORDS ABOUT FIDDLE CARE
BILLY EDWARDS: SUPER SIDEMAN
Cover: John Duffey (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 9 No. 6 - December 1975
MOM LEWIS
POP LEWIS
HOW TO READ RECORD REVIEWS AND COVERS
Cover: Roy Lewis, Pauline Lewis (photos by Lee Downing and Barbara Taylor)
Vol. 9 No. 7 - January 1976
CARL STORY: BLUEGRASS PIONEER
WINSLOW KING-FIDDLE MAN
MARTY STUART
Cover: Carl Story
Vol. 9 No. 8 - February 1976
THE BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION
THE BAILES BROTHERS
GEOGRAPHICAL BLUEGRASS-GEORGE CARNEY
Cover: The Bailes Brothers, WSM, 1945, top: Johnnie & Walter. Center: "Little Evy". Bottom: Del Heck & Ernest Ferguson.
Vol. 9 No. 9 - March 1976
UNION GROVE ‘95
II GENERATION
BLUEGRASS MUSIC-PEOPLE & PICKIN’-A FILM
SO YOU WANT TO START A BLUEGRASS BAND?
SOME CREDIT WHERE DUE
Cover: II Generation, L to R: Gene Johnson, Martha Hearon, Johnny Castle, Jeff Wisor, Eddie Adcock
Vol. 9 No. 10 - April 1976
1975 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
BROTHER OSWALD: THAT GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN MUSIC
DIAMOND STUDS: OLD-TIME MUSIC MOVES INTO THE THEATRE
LEE ALLEN: ROOTED IN THE STANLEY TRADITION
Cover: Brother Oswald, Charlie Collins [background] (photo by Les Leverett)
Vol. 9 No. 11 - May 1976
THE R.F.D BOYS
SPEEDY KRISE:THE FIRST BLUEGRASS DOBRO PLAYER?
THE BLUEGRASS ALLIANCE--ALLIED AGAIN
PHILADELPHIA BLUEGRASS-KEEPING IT GOING: THE SKOOKIL EXPRESS
JOHN HICKMAN
AB COLE-COMEDIAN
Cover: The R.F.D. Boys (photo by Phil Straw), L to R: Willard Spencer, Jeff Harris, Stockton [Charlie] Roehrig, Paul Shapiro
Vol. 9 No. 12 - June 1976
WORLD TRAVELER-BILL MONROE IN JAPAN
A WORD ABOUT STRINGS
PICKIN’ AND GRINNIN’ AT THE LUCY OPRY
GRAND OPERA GOES BLUEGRASS
DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN-THE BLUEGRASS CAREER OF RAY DAVIS
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA-BLUEGRASS REVIVAL
Cover: Bill Monroe (photo by Robert Tainaka)
Vol. 10 No. 1 - July 1976
MAC WISEMAN
LAWRENCE LANE & THE KENTUCKY GRASS
CLYDE MOODY: OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS AND COUNTRY MUSICIAN
EDDIE AND THE MUELLER BROTHERS
Cover: Mac Wiseman (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 10 No. 2 - August 1976
100,000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME-JIM AND JESSE ON THE ROAD
Cover: Jesse and Jim McReynolds (photo Bill Smith)
Vol. 10 No. 3 - September 1976
RED RECTOR: MANDOLIN VIRTUOSO
5 GALLON GRASS CAN
THE BLUEGRASS PARTY
Cover: Red Rector
Vol. 10 No. 4 - October 1926
CHARLIE MONROE
REPORT ON A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL- fiction
SAM MCGEE FROM TENNESSEE
Cover: Charlie Monroe (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 10 No. 5 - November 1976
CHARLIE MONROE
J.E. and WADE MAINER
Cover: J.E. and Wade Mainer (photo of J.E. by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 10 No. 6 - December 1976
SLIM MARTIN: In Memoriam
EARLY BIRD BLUEGRASS CONCERT - Best of the DJ Convention
BILL KEITH
PAUL MULLINS: MUSICIAN, DISK JOCKEY, AND BLUEGRASS INFLUENCE
TASTY LICKS: NICE NEW SOUNDS IN BOSTON
Cover: Bill Keith (photo by Tom Hosmer)
Vol. 10 No. 7 - January 1976
THE McPEAK BROTHERS
WHETTING THE APPETITE-BLUEGRASS MUSIC AT OPRY CELEBRATION WEEK
BLUEGRASS ON THE RIVER: JULIA BELL & THE NEW DINOSAURS
Cover: The McPeak Brothers, L to R: Mike, Larry and Dewey
Vol. 10 No. 8 - February 1976
BLUEGRASS TALENT DIRECTORY
CURLEY LAMBERT: BLUEGRASS EVERGREEN
SAUSAGE, BISCUITS, AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC
BLUEGRASS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
Vol. 10 No. 9 - March 1976
FIVE STRING FIDDLE
RIVERFRONT BLUEGRASS...THE BLUEGRASS ALLIANCE
STELLING BANJO WORKS
Cover: Bluegrass Alliance, L to R: Vince Gill, Lonnie Peerce, Al White, Marshall Billingsley, Bill Millet [seated]
Vol. 10 No. 10 - April 1976
STRING INSTRUMENTS ONLY-UNION GROVE
RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL or THE PROMOTERS GUIDE TO TRADITION (Fiction)
REX AND ELEANOR PARKER: THE WEST VIRGINIA SWEETHEARTS
BLUEGRASS ‘76 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1976 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
MARK O’CONNOR: WINNING IT ALL BY 14
Cover photo by Charles Mathis
Vol. 10 No. 11 - May 1976
WHO IN THE WORLD ARE THE BLUEGRASS CARDINALS?
BLUEGRASS SONGBOOKS-A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WHAT’S AVAILABLE AND WHERE
LEONARD SMITH, ONE-ARMED FIDDLER, STILL FIDDLES AROUND
BLUEGRASS ‘76 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE REVISION
Cover: The Bluegrass Cardinals (photo by Phil Straw), L to R: Don Parmley, Bill Bryson, Dennis Fetchet, David Parmley, Randy Graham
Vol. 10 No. 12 - June 1976
THE LONESOME SOUND OF CARTER STANLEY
DAYTON’S VICTORY THEATRE- A NATURAL PLACE FOR BLUEGRASS
A VISIT TO A SMALL INDIANA FESTIVAL
JAM SESSION ETIQUETTE
Cover: Ralph and Carter, The Stanley Brothers (photo by Walter V. Saunders)
Vol. 11 No. 1 - August 1976
DR. KLODMORE ANSWERS SOME MORE
THIRD GENERATION LEWIS
Ingredients for a Bicentennial Party
JIM & JESSE: A TRIP TO ENGLAND
THE HOUSE THAT GRASS BUILT
Cover: the Lewis Family
Vol. 11 No. 2 - July 1976
CARL SAUCEMAN: THE ODESSEY OF A BLUEGRASS PIONEER
THE KENTUCKY GENTLEMEN
LILLIMAE: IN THE MEN’S WORLD OF BLUEGRASS
Cover: The Sauceman Brothers and the Green Valley Boys, front row L to R: Ben Drinnon, Jim Brock, Don McHan. Back row L to R: Carl Sauceman, Jack “Sparkplug” Sauceman and Tiny Day
Vol. 11 No. 3 - September 1976
EARLY TAYLOR: ONE OF THE BLUEGRASS GREAT
BROOMSAGE MUSICIANS: THE MORRIS BROTHERS
TALKING WITH THE STARS: Two Interviews from “A BLUEGRASS HORNBOOK”
BLUEGRASS IN OREGON’S WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Cover: Earl Taylor (photo by Mimi Fuller)
Vol. 11 No. 4 - October 1976
THE PINNACLE BOYS
HOMEMADE COUNTRY MUSIC MAGIC FROM OHIO
ALAN MUNDE
ARLIN HUGHES: HIS MESSAGE IS MUSIC
MAC ODELL: THE OLE COUNTRY BOY
Cover: The Pinnacle Boys (photo by Randall Smith), L to R: Jim Smith, Rob Mashburn, Bud Brewster, Kneeling L to R: Randall Collins, Larry Mathis, and Jerry Moore
Vol. 11 No. 5 - November 1976
THE BOYS FROM INDIANA WITH PAUL MULLINS & NOAH CRASE
Strings N’ Things--Dobro Tablature
BORN TO BE FREE--BETTY FISHER
BANJO TONE
LARRY McNEELY
Cover: The Boys from Indiana (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 11 No. 6 - December 1976
THE SHENANDOAH CUTUPS: CLASSIC BLUEGRASS FROM A NEWER GROUP
LESLIE KEITH: Black Mountain Odyssey
EXPANDING THE HORIZONS-----Susie Monick and Tony Trischka
ROBERT DICKEY: DULCIMER CRAFTSMAN
THE ROAD TRIP
J.B. PRINCE--IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE
Cover: The Shenandoah Cutups, L to R: Udell McPeak, John Palmer, Billy Palmer, Tater Tate and Gene Burrows
Vol. 11 No. 7 - January 1977
RICKY SKAGGS: CLINCH MOUNTAIN TO BOONE CREEK
HUBERT DAVIS-DOWN HOME BANJO PICKER
PIPER ROAD SPRING BAND: FLOWING WITH THAT FEELING
Strings N’ Things-CINDY-Guitar Tablature
Cover: Ricky Skaggs (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 11 No. 8 - February 1977
HOW TO FIND OUT ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLUEGRASS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
CHUBBY WISE: ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS FIDDLERS
BLUEGRASS LAND
A VISIT TO THE FLEADH CHEOIL NA H-EIREANN (The National Irish Traditional Music Festival)
BLUEGRASS TALENT DIRECTORY
TOM GRAY: BLUEGRASS BASSIST
Cover: Chubby Wise (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 11 No. 9 - March 1977
THE CARTER FAMILY REUNION
UNICORN MANDOLINS
Strings N’ Things-FIDDLING: A BASIC APPROACH
THE COMPLEAT BLUEGRASS BAND OR HOW WE WON THE U.N.
THE SHADY GROVE RAMBLERS “A NEW EXPERIENCE IN BLUEGRASS”
JIMMIE SKINNER-COUNTRY SINGER, BLUEGRASS COMPOSER, RECORD RETAILER
Cover: Carter Family (photo by David K. Hazzard)
Vol. 11 No. 10 - April 1977
CURLY FOX--A LIVING LEGEND
BLUEGRASS 77--BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1977 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
INTRODUCING THE HUTCHISON BROTHERS
A PREMIER ON BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS & EARLY ARTISTS (fiction)
THE HOTMUD FAMILY--”IT’S CURRENT TO US”
Cover: Unknown bluegrass festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 11 No. 11 - May 1977
DALE T. (STONEY) COOPER
RONI STONEMAN
THE SOUND OF THE GUITAR
CONFESSIONS OF A BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN FROM NEW YORK
THE ALL-TIME BOTTOM 16 BLUEGRASS BANDS (Fiction)
THE CARL TIPTON FAMILY
Cover: The Stonemans (late 1960’s), L to R: Patsy, Van, Jimmy, Donna, Roni [seated]
Vol. 11 No. 12 - June 1977
THE MARSHALL FAMILY
Strings N’ Things: THE BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part 1)
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME: REMODELED & EXPANDED
SING YOUR SONG JIMMY: THE JIMMY WILLIAMS STORY
THE DEVIL’S BOX--RILEY CLAYTON AND THE RATTLER
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL--A PICKER’S DREAM COME TRUE
Cover: The Marshall Family, L to R: Dave, Judy, Dan and Ben
Vol. 12 No. 1 - July 1977
JOE VAL & THE NEW ENGLAND BLUEGRASS BOYS
Strings N’ Things: THE BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part II)
ARTHUR SMITH- A wide & Varied Musical Career
THE RED CLAY RAMBLERS
NON-BLUEGRASS BLUE GRASS BOYS
NEW GRASS: BLOOMIN’ GRASS
Cover: Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys, L to R: Joe Val, Dave Dillon, Paul Silvius and Eric Levenson
Vol. 12 No. 2 - August 1977
Strings N’ Things: BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part III)
LARRY SPARKS-I’M GIVING IT ALL I’VE GOT
DOWN AT THE BOULEVARD
INSTRUMENT CATALOGUES: A LOOK AT WHAT’S AVAILABLE AND HOW GOOD THEY ARE
BACKDOOR TROTS
Cover: Larry Sparks (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 12 No. 3 - September 1977
TUT TAYLOR: BLUEGRASS ENIGMA
GOLDEN TONES (LIVING WITH A BEGINNING BANJO PICKER)
WILLIAM GAYHEART-A CREDIT TO BLUEGRASS MUSIC
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Cover: Tut Taylor (photo by Douglas B. Green)
Vol. 12 No. 4 - October 1977
TONY RICE: EAST MEETS WEST
ADVENTURES OF A TOURING AUTHOR
SNUFFY JENKINS
HOW TO WRITE GOOD (Fiction)
WILLIAMS FAMILY-FROM ONIONS TO BLUEGRASS
Cover: Tony Rice (photo by Robert Schleifer
Vol. 12 No. 5 - November 1977
BLUEGRASS, BLUEGRASS…..A TELEVISION SERIES
STUART DUNCAN: BLUEGRASS IN MINIATURE
BLUEGRASS LAND REVISITED
BILL DUNCAN & DON SOWARDS: LAUREL MOUNTAIN BOYS
BLACKS AND BLUEGRASS: A STUDY OF MUSICAL INTEGRATION
THE SHUFFLER FAMILY, FOOTHILLS GOSPEL
A LOOK AHEAD: WHAT THE MEDIA MIGHT DO TO BLUEGRASS
Cover: The New Grass Revival performing at the Diners Playhouse for the Kentucky Educational Television’s series “Bluegrass, Bluegrass” (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 12 No. 6 - September 1977
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS--FROM ROCKY TOP TO MUDDY BOTTOM
Strings N’ Things--5 String Banjo Tablature-- SOLDIER’S JOY
THE OLDTIMERS
WEEKEND AT WALNUT VALLEY
ARIZONA BLUEGRASS, ALABAMA SLAP BASS STYLE
LOPRINZI GUITARS
CHARLIE NIXON
Cover: The Osborne Brothers, L to R: Sonny Osborne, Robbie Osborne, Dale Sledd, Bobby Osborne
Vol. 12 No. 7 - January 1978
DOC WATSON
THE KATIE LAUR BAND
Strings N’ Things--5 String Banjo Tablature--CAMPTOWN RACES
MITCH JAYNE: “THAT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE….”
CURTIS McPEAKE--BLUEGRASS BANJO WITH BRASS
Cover: Doc Watson (photo by Jim McGuire)
Vol. 12 No. 8 - February 1978
LESLIE C KEITH
MONROE, THE FATHER--MONROE, THE SON
1978 TALENT DIRECTORY
WHAT UNLIMITED? CONFUSIONS OF A RECORD REVIEWER
FIDDLIN’ PAUL WARREN
THE CARROLL COUNTY RAMBLERS
Cover: Bill Monroe & Jame Monroe (photo by Les Leverett)
Vol. 12 No. 9 - March 1978
THE LOST & FOUND
JAY ROUND & THE HAMMERED DULCIMER
PETE PYLE-BLUEGRASS PIONEER
THE BRIARHOPPERS-CAROLINA MUSICIANS
HENRY FULCHER-SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA’S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR OF BLUEGRASS
AL JONES & FRANK NECESSARY
Cover: the Lost & Found, L to R: Gene Parker, Alan Mills, Dempsey Young and Roger Handy
Vol. 12 No. 10 - April 1978
BAWLAMER BALOUGREYUS (BALTIMORE BLUEGRASS)
PHILIPPINE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
CHOOSE YOUR INSTRUMENT WELL
BLUEGRASS ‘78 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1978 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
REPAIRMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE
THE HIGH NOTE (Fiction)
BEREA BLUEGRASS-PHUZZ STREET KNUCKLEBUSTERS
Cover: Unknown Festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 12 No. 11 - May 1978
VASSAR CLEMENTS OUT WEST
DOC WILLIAMS
1978 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE REVISIONS & CORRECTIONS
THE NEW VINTON FROGWHOMPERS MARCHING, SINGING, STRUMMING & PLUCKING SOCIETY - WE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A BIG NAME BAND
Cover: Vassar Clements (photo by John Lee)
Vol. 12 No. 12 - June 1978
Vol. 13 No. 1 - July 1978
TED LUNDY, BOB PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN BOYS
BLUEGRASS MUSIC, HAWAIIAN STYLE
EIU BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION
THE HAMMER DULCIMER RETURNS SOMETHING NEW FOR BLUEGRASS
WHETSTONE RUN: PAST AND PRESENT
“BLUEGRASS PIZZA” or “PIZZA BLUEGRASS”
KENTUCKY TROUBADOR: JILSON SETTERS
MUSIC YOU CAN’T HEAR ON THE RADIO
Cover: Ted Lundy, Bob Paisley (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 13 No. 2 - August 1978
Strings N’ Things--PREWAR GUTBUCKET BASS-ICS
A BLUEGRASS EXPERIMENT-THE FIRST GENERATION (BILL CLIFTON-RED RECTOR-DON STOVER)
BLUEGRASS GETS A ROLL GOING
THE ODYSSEY OF ARTHUR SMITH
Cover: The First Generation (photo by Bill Gangloff), L to R: Red Rector, Don Stover, Bill Clifton
Vol. 13 No. 3 - September 1978
MARTY STUART and LESTER FLATT
THE BIRTH OF THE BLUE(S) GRASS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
ANDREW F. BOARMAN: THE GURU OF THE 5-STRING BANJO
“WE’RE NOT GETTING RICH, BUT WE’RE HAVING LOTS OF FUN!”-BUDDY SPICHER & THE PINEWOOD VALLEY RANCH
THE SUN ALSO RISES ON CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS--DICK TYNER AND THE GOLDEN WEST BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
PLINY’S BLUES
Cover: Lester Flatt and Marty Stuart (photo by Jim McGuire/Grease Brothers)
Vol. 13 No. 4 - October 1978
RURAL YARBROUGH
THE UNGARS-JAY, LYN & RUTH
Strings N’ Things-UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT
THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS VOLUME 117 (Fiction)
MICHIGAN BLUEGRASS: WHEATLAND STYLE
JOE MEADOWS-MOUNTAIN STATE FIDDLER
Cover: Rural Yarbrough (photo by Sallie Cassell)
Vol. 13 No. 5 - November 1978
THE NEW GRASS REVIVAL
JIMMY DRIFTWOOD and THE RACKENSACK PLAYERS: PROOF THAT OZARK CULTURE STILL LIVES
DOC LEW: THE LIFE & TIMES OF LEW CHILDRE
THE SOUTH’S FAVORITE TRIO: THE STORY OF THE ANGLIN BROTHERS
MAIL POUCH EXPRESS
Cover: New Grass Revival (photo by Jim McGuire), L to R: Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Curtis Burch and John Cowan
Vol. 13 No. 6 - December 1978
MAYBELLE CARTER
TALENT DIRECTORY
Strings ‘N Things - PURCHASING A NEW BANJO
BOOT HILL - THE HORIZON
‘GRASS FOOD & LODGING - BLUEGRASS INTEGRITY
Cover: illustration by Fred Huffman
Vol. 13 No. 7 - January 1979
HARVEY LEDENHAUER (Fiction)
PEE WEE LAMBERT
LINDA GENDALL & ROCKY HILL
FESTIVALS HAVE ROOTS TOO
BUT THEY NEVER DID PLAY MELANCHOLY BABY (Fiction)
MAC MARTIN & THE DIXIE TRAVELERS
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN GRASS
Cover: Pee Wee Lambert
Vol. 13 No. 8 - February 1979
SARA CARTER BAYES
JANETTE CARTER
PETER ROWAN - WANDERING BOY RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS
THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS - BLUEGRASS, CHICAGO STYLE
MAKING THAT FIDDLE SING! - CHUBBY ANTHONY
NEW YORK STRINGBANDS- THE HIGHWOODS & CRANBERRY LAKE
Cover: Janette Carter by Ginger Kuykendall
Vol. 13 No. 9 - March 1979
HOT RIZE-PETE WERNICK’S SECRET INGREDIENT
FLATBED
THE PROFESSIONAL AUTHENTIC (Fiction)
SKILLET LICKIN’ IN GEORGIA-GORDON TANNER
MY FAVORITE TEN BLUEGRASS RECORDINGS
BUDDY STARCHER-MOUNTAIN STATE FAVORITE
Cover: Hot Rize (photo by Dick Kimmel), L to R: Pete Wernick, charles Sawtelle, Nick Forster, Tim O’Brien
Vol. 13 No. 10 - April 1979
JIM SHUMATE-BLUEGRASS FIDDLER SUPREME
BLUEGRASS ‘79 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1979 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
HOW I SPENT (THE BEST PART OF) MY SUMMER VACATION or A FEW WORDS OF PRAISE FOR THE FAMILY-STYLE FESTIVAL
BOBBY SLOAN FOR PRESIDENT
ALBERT HASH: FIDDLE MASTER, FIDDLE MAKER
Cover: 1978 Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 13 No. 11 - May 1979
ROY ACUFF: THE REAL SPECKLED BIRD
JOHN McCUTCHEON
BUTCH ROBINS
CLAYTON McMICHEN: RELUCTANT HILLBILLY
Cover: Roy Acuff (photo by John Lee)
Vol. 13 No. 12 - June 1979
LESTER FLATT
A CONVERSATION WITH RED ALLEN
A HIGH SCHOOL CLASS’ BLUEGRASS
THE WORLD OF THE WOOTENS
COUNTRY HAM
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME II
Cover: Lester Flatt (photo by either Jim McGuire or Ron Petronko)
BREAKTHROUGH IN BLUEGRASS REPERTOIRE
NO GENERATION GAP AT FOLK FESTIVAL
DON BROWN & THE OZARK MOUNTAIN TRIO
DIARY OF A FESTIVAL PARKING LOT PICKER
BLUEGRASS AT THE MISS NUDE AMERICA PAGEANT
CULPEPER ‘70
BEAVER HILL STRING BAND
Cover: J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys
Vol. 5 No. 5 - November 1970
DOC WATSON
DOC WATSON Discography
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED SONGBOOK
GEORGIA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Cover: Doc Watson
Vol. 5 No. 6 - December 1970
TAKE ME BACK TO RENFRO VALLEY
BLUEGRASS PARTNERS VISIT JAPAN
EVERGREEN STATE BOYS
OLD SOUTH JAMBOREE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
JAPANESE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
CASES
Cover: Bill Monroe’s Country Music Hall of Fame plaque
Vol. 5 No. 7 - January 1971
LESTER FLATT & THE NASHVILLE GRASS
JOHNNY’S CASH, CHARLEY’S PRIDE, MAC’S WISEMAN & FRED’S PANTS
ADAMS BROTHERS and DAD
PENNSYLVANIA NIGHT HAWKS
WEISER, IDAHO 1970
MASSIVE FERGUSON
OLE TYME COUNTRY BOYS
GIBSON BANJO INFORMATION
Cover: Lester Flatt (photo by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 5 No. 8 - February 1971
THE BAILEY BROTHERS-conclusion
WHAT’S MONEY
FIRST ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
THE EARL SCRUGGS GOODTIME HOUR - a review
BLUEGRASS AT WEST VIRGINIA DAY CELEBRATION
Cover: Charles and Danny, the Bailey Brothers
Vol. 5 No. 10 - April 1971
Vol. 5 No. 12 - June 1971
DON RENO, RED SMILEY, BILL HARRELL and the TENNESSEE CUT-UPS
HAMILTON COUNTY BLUEGRASS BAND
Cover: Red Smiley, Don Reno, Bill Harrell
Vol. 6 No. 1 - July 1971
NEW OUTLETS FOR BLUEGRASS IN NORTH CAROLINA
REPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR GIBSON F-5 MANDOLINS
DON RENO INTERVIEW
A VISIT TO GALLAGHER GUITAR COMPANY
CURRENT SONGBAGS ADDED TO BLUEGRASS BY KENTUCKY GROUP
BLUEGRASS ON THE AIR
JIMMY MARTIN
Cover: The Country Gentlemen
Vol. 6 No. 2 - August 1971
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BEAN BLOSSOM
BILL MONROE’S FIFTH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (First International Bluegrass Festival)
DON RENO, RED SMILEY & BILL HARRELL
IS YOUR INSTRUMENT INSURED
BLUEGRASS GETS TELEVISION EXPOSURE
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD WINNER
C.E. WARD
A VISIT TO THE FIRST ANNUAL COUNTRY GENTLEMEN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
STONYPOINT STRING BAND
THE DIXIE TRAVELERS
Cover: Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt
Vol. 6 No. 3 - September 1971
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS
NATIONAL FIDDLERS CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEISER, IDAHO
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE BLUEGRASS WORLD
Cover: The Osborne Brothers, Bobby and Sonny Osborne
Vol. 6 No. 4 - October 1971
BLUEGRASS ON THE AIR a visit with WKCW Warrenton, VA.
BLUEGRASS RECORD COMPANY LIST
BILL CLIFTON IN BRITAIN
BILL CLIFTON DISCOGRAPHY
THE CAMPER’S BLUES (LAVONIA LAMENT)
CANADIAN REPORT: BLUEGRASS AT MARIPOSA
THE MUSIC MAN
A HELPING HAND
Vol. 6 No. 5 - November 1971
IN MEMORY OF DON O’NEIL
AND THE DILLARDS CAME TO GRASS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BRINGS ITS FESTIVAL TO MONTREAL
TOM McKINNEY
MARTHA WHITE BISCUIT TIME
Cover: The Dillards (photo by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 6 No. 6 - December 1971
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD
BLUEGRASS COMES TO NEW YORK
BLUEGRASS IN THE CAVERN
PLAYMORE BEACH FIDDLERS CONVENTION
RESULTS OF BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED 1971 POLL
GREENE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY BANJO FESTIVAL
THE HOMESTEAD ACT
Cover: an award
Vol. 6 No. 7 - January 1972
NOTES ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
BEAN BLOSSOM WEST
STAINING THE OLD TIME
RIGHTEOUS BLUEGRASS BAND
Cover: The Gibsonian Orchestra (Lloyd Loar, Fisher Shipp)
Vol. 6 No. 8 - February 1972
I REMEMBER RED SMILEY
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS Part Two: Getting It Off
GREENE, ROWAN, KEITH AND HERALD
PEE WEE DAVIS: HIS OWN STORY
PEE WEE DAVIS DISCOGRAPHY
CROSSROADS?
BLUEGRASS COMES TO HEE HAW
Cover: Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley
Vol. 6 No. 9 - March 1972
JAPAN WELCOMES THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
MISSOURI AREA BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS NOTES FROM MICHIGAN
BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN-1/3rd CENTURY LATER
BLUEGRASS NEW YEAR
J. E. MAINER MEMORIAL AWARD
NOT A MUSIC OF THE PAST
WALTER HENSLEY
Cover: Frank Wakefield
Vol. 6 No. 10 - April 1972
1972 SUMMER FESTIVAL LIST
BLUEGRASS ON TV IN ST. LOUIS
SHENANDOAH CUT-UPS
A REPORT FROM DISNEY WORLD
COUNTRY FIDDLING
THE NEW GRASS REVIVAL
Vol. 6 No. 11 - May 1972
BENNY & VALLIE CAIN
WOW WHATA WILD WILD WINTER WEEKEND
Cover: Benny & Vallie Cain band, L to R: Johnnie Whisnant, ?, Vallie Cain, Benny Cain
Vol. 6 No. 12 - June 1972
Bluegrass Unlimited Merit Award-Walter Butler
AMENDED 1972 FESTIVAL LISTING
HIGH COUNTRY
WHAT’S INVOLVED IN MAKING ARHOOLIE LP’S
WHAT’S THIS ABOUT TRADITION MUSIC COMPANY
A NEW DIMENSION TO THE TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS.. AND NORMAN BLAKE
PICKIN’ POLICE CHIEF’S POLICE CAR PLAYS BLUEGRASS FOR PICKED UP CROOKS
THE II GENERATION & THE R.F.D BOYS
Cover: High Country, L to R: Butch Waller, Ed Neff, Bruce Nemerov, Elon Feiner, Chris Boutwell
Vol. 7 No. 1 - July 1972
BLUEGRASS AND MOVIES
THE JACKSON FIVE-BLUEGRASS STYLE
AN EASY WAY TO MAKE A BENDING IRON
GEORGE KAY & THE BLUEGRASS ROADSHOW
THE HOUSE BROTHERS & THE CANAAN VALLEY BOYS
BLUEGRASS GROWS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
KINGS COUNTRYMEN
Cover: Earl Scruggs (photo by Ron Petronko)
Vol. 7 No. 2 - August 1972
THE LOUVIN BROTHERS
POWER TO THE CHICKEN
OPRYLAND U.S.A
Cover: The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie Louvin
Vol. 7 No. 3 - September 1972
“AS MY GRANDDADDY ALWAYS USED TO SAY”
A DO IT YOURSELF CALIPER THAT REALLY WORKS
“SHOOT LOW SHERIFF, THEY’RE RIDING CHICKENS"
Cover: Jimmy Martin
Vol. 7 No. 4 - October 1972
BLUEGRASS FAMILY--FAMILY BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MERIT AWARD WINNER—Nancy Talbot
THE SULLIVAN FAMILY
Strings ‘n Things 5-String Banjo Tablature, Arrangement by Hub Nitchie
Cover: the McLain Family Band
Vol. 7 No. 5 - November 1972
THE COUNTRY GAZETTE
TIMBERLAKE TROUBLES COULD BE A SIGN OF THE TIME TO COME
Cover: The Country Gazette
Vol. 7 No. 6 - December 1972
BLUEGRASS MERIT AWARD-RALPH RINZLER
LARRY SPARKS
Strings ‘n Things — TURKEY IN THE (BLUE) STRAW 5-String Banjo Tablature by Hub Nitchie
FRANCE TOO
JOSH GRAVES
JUDY STEINBERG
Cover: Larry Sparks
Vol. 7 No. 7 - January 1973
CHARLIE MOORE
CHARLIE MOORE DISCOGRAPHY
THE THREE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD
BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS: ORIGINAL VS REPRODUCTION
WHAT IS A VIOLIN
Cover: Charlie Moore (photo by C.E. Westveer)
Vol. 7 No. 8 - February 1973
BLUEGRASS COMES TO NEW YORK
SMILIN’ JIM EANES
TOM MORGAN
BOBBY SMITH AND THE BOYS FROM SHILOH
BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS-ORIGINAL VS REPRODUCTION
Cover: "Smilin'" Jim Eanes (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 7 No. 9 - March 1973
1973 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
BIG BANJO FROM BOSTON: DON STOVER
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN AND THE U.S. NAVY
Cover: Don Stover (photo by Jack Tottle)
Vol. 7 No. 10 - April 1973
1973 SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
RURAL YARBOUGH AND THE DIXIEMEN
SCOTT STONEMAN
Cover: The Dixiemen, L to R: James Bryan, Rural Yarbrough, John Montgomery, Jake Landers
Vol. 7 No. 11 - May 1973
BUCK WHITE AND THE DOWNHOMERS
TAX BENEFIT CONCERT: BLUEGRASS WASHINGTON STYLE
Cover: Buck White and the Downhomers
Vol. 7 No. 12 - June 1973
AMENDED 1973 SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FESTIVAL LOCATION CHART
DEL McCOURY
BLUEGRASS IN SAN ANTONIO
Cover: Del McCoury (photo by Don Kissil)
Vol. 8 No. 1 - July 1973
JAMES MONROE
SOME NOTES ON THE MUSICAL SCALE
FATE OF RYMAN STILL UNDECIDED
PORTRAIT OF A HALF-GRASS FIDDLER
RED, WHITE AND BLUE (Grass)
THE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AS A PEACEABLE GATHERING
Cover: James Monroe (photo by Tom Henderson)
Vol. 8 No. 2 - August 1973
CLARENCE WHITE
THE NEW TRADITION
HISTORY WAS MADE HERE
Cover: The New Tradition, L to R: Jimmy Arnold, Keith Whitley, Bill Rawlings, Jimmy Gaudreau
Vol. 8 No. 3 - September 1973
MONROE DOCTRINE-BLUEGRASS ON CAMPUS
UNCLE PEN
BLUEGRASS STRIKES HORSE PENS 40
THE AMATEUR COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITER
DADDY’S CREEK BREAKTHROUGH
Cover: Monroe Doctrine, (in unknown order) Charles Sawtelle, Dick Schroeder, Wayne Beezley, Steve Carnes, Kerry Craig
Vol. 8 No. 4 - October 1973
NORMAN BLAKE
DOBRO RATTLES AND CURES
BETTY FISHER AND THE DIXIE BLUEGRASS BAND
SAM BUSH, NEW GRASS REVIVAL AND LEON RUSSELL
Cover: Norman Blake (Photo by Doug Green)
Vol. 8 No. 5 - November 1973
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GUITAR
A QUARTER CENTURY OF BLUEGRASS FIDDLING-Clarence “Tater” Tate
THE BLUEGRASS KATS ON CAMERA
MONROE HOMECOMING
Cover: Tater Tate (photo by Ron Petronko)
Vol. 8 No. 6 - December 1973
DAVID ‘STRINGBEAN’ AKEMAN
MERLE: THE SILENT WATSON
OME BANJO COMPANY
Cover: Merle Watson (photo by Mary Jane Bolle)
Vol. 8 No. 7 - January 1974
BLUEGRASS BASICS-Capo/Chord Chart
BILL IVEY-COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
STRINGBEAN
BUCK RYAN
Cover: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Vol. 8 No. 8 - February 1974
HAPPY MEDIUM-J.D. CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH
PERFORMERS’ UNIONS
JIM SMOAK
Cover: J.D. Crowe & the New South, L to R: (Top) Larry Rice, Donnie Combs (Bottom) J.D. Crowe, Bobby Sloane, Tony Rice
Vol. 8 No. 9 - March 1974
RALPH STANLEY-THE TRADITION FROM THE MOUNTAINS
HAND CRAFTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
VERMONT: FAMOUS FOR SKIING AND BLUEGRASS
WILMA LEE AND STONEY COOPER
NEAL ALLEN
Cover: Ralph Stanley (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 8 No. 10 - April 1974
1974 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
…..1029….THE LEWIS FAMILY
BLUEGRASS AT THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGES
IS THE “SCENE” BLUEGRASS
BLUEGRASS THRIVES IN OKLAHOMA
THE BASICS FOR PEAL CUTTING
CAN BLUEGRASS SURVIVE POPULARITY
Cover: The Lewis Family, L to R:
Vol. 8 No. 11 - May 1974
THE GOINS BROTHERS: MELVIN AND RAY MAINTAINING THE LONESOME PINE FIDDLER TRADITION
DEACON DAN CRARY: A MAN OF HIS OWN CLOTH
THE CHICKEN SHACK
CLIFF WALDRON AND THE NEW SHADES OF GRASS
Cover: the Goins Brothers, Melvin & Ray
Vol. 8 No. 12 - June 1974
ROY LEE CENTERS
THE SELDOM SCENE AS HEARD
NOBORU MORISHIGE
TWO PATHS
Cover: the Seldom Scene (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 9 No. 1 - July 1974
PROS LONG BEFORE BOSTON: THE ENTIRE CAREER OF THE LILLY BROTHERS
TECHNICAL ARTICLE ON THE BANJO OR HOW TO BE “NOT TOO SHARP”
OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVALS
LOVE AFFAIR WITH A TATERBUG (A CHRONOLOGY)
BOBBY THOMPSON: THE CALM AT THE EYE OF THE STORM
Cover: The Lilly Brothers, Everett & Bea Lilly
Vol. 9 No. 2 - August 1974
HYLO BROWN: THE BLUEGRASS BALLADEER
FOR LOVE-NOT MONEY
THE BLUEGRASS TARHEELS
Vol. 9 No. 3 - September 1974
MOLLY O’DAY & LYNN DAVIS: A STRONG INFLUENCE ON BLUEGRASS MUSIC
STEERING CLEAR OF ELECTRICITY WITH CHARLIE WALLER
BIRTH OF A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL OR ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIANA
SMALL FESTIVAL-ROOM AT THE BOTTOM?
Cover: Molly O'Day
Vol. 9 No. 4 - October 1974
LESTER FLATT
THE FALLS CITY RAMBLERS
SOMEONE REALLY DIFFERENT: RAYMOND FAIRCHILD
Vol. 9 No. 5 - November 1974
DON’T WAIT FOR THEM TO BUY-SELL IT: JOHN DUFFEY AND HIS MUSIC
A FEW WORDS ABOUT FIDDLE CARE
BILLY EDWARDS: SUPER SIDEMAN
Cover: John Duffey (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 9 No. 6 - December 1975
MOM LEWIS
POP LEWIS
HOW TO READ RECORD REVIEWS AND COVERS
Cover: Roy Lewis, Pauline Lewis (photos by Lee Downing and Barbara Taylor)
Vol. 9 No. 7 - January 1976
CARL STORY: BLUEGRASS PIONEER
WINSLOW KING-FIDDLE MAN
MARTY STUART
Cover: Carl Story
Vol. 9 No. 8 - February 1976
THE BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION
THE BAILES BROTHERS
GEOGRAPHICAL BLUEGRASS-GEORGE CARNEY
Cover: The Bailes Brothers, WSM, 1945, top: Johnnie & Walter. Center: "Little Evy". Bottom: Del Heck & Ernest Ferguson.
Vol. 9 No. 9 - March 1976
UNION GROVE ‘95
II GENERATION
BLUEGRASS MUSIC-PEOPLE & PICKIN’-A FILM
SO YOU WANT TO START A BLUEGRASS BAND?
SOME CREDIT WHERE DUE
Cover: II Generation, L to R: Gene Johnson, Martha Hearon, Johnny Castle, Jeff Wisor, Eddie Adcock
Vol. 9 No. 10 - April 1976
1975 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
BROTHER OSWALD: THAT GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN MUSIC
DIAMOND STUDS: OLD-TIME MUSIC MOVES INTO THE THEATRE
LEE ALLEN: ROOTED IN THE STANLEY TRADITION
Cover: Brother Oswald, Charlie Collins [background] (photo by Les Leverett)
Vol. 9 No. 11 - May 1976
THE R.F.D BOYS
SPEEDY KRISE:THE FIRST BLUEGRASS DOBRO PLAYER?
THE BLUEGRASS ALLIANCE--ALLIED AGAIN
PHILADELPHIA BLUEGRASS-KEEPING IT GOING: THE SKOOKIL EXPRESS
JOHN HICKMAN
AB COLE-COMEDIAN
Cover: The R.F.D. Boys (photo by Phil Straw), L to R: Willard Spencer, Jeff Harris, Stockton [Charlie] Roehrig, Paul Shapiro
Vol. 9 No. 12 - June 1976
WORLD TRAVELER-BILL MONROE IN JAPAN
A WORD ABOUT STRINGS
PICKIN’ AND GRINNIN’ AT THE LUCY OPRY
GRAND OPERA GOES BLUEGRASS
DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN-THE BLUEGRASS CAREER OF RAY DAVIS
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA-BLUEGRASS REVIVAL
Cover: Bill Monroe (photo by Robert Tainaka)
Vol. 10 No. 1 - July 1976
MAC WISEMAN
LAWRENCE LANE & THE KENTUCKY GRASS
CLYDE MOODY: OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS AND COUNTRY MUSICIAN
EDDIE AND THE MUELLER BROTHERS
Cover: Mac Wiseman (photo by Carl Fleischhauer)
Vol. 10 No. 2 - August 1976
100,000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME-JIM AND JESSE ON THE ROAD
Cover: Jesse and Jim McReynolds (photo Bill Smith)
Vol. 10 No. 3 - September 1976
RED RECTOR: MANDOLIN VIRTUOSO
5 GALLON GRASS CAN
THE BLUEGRASS PARTY
Cover: Red Rector
Vol. 10 No. 4 - October 1926
CHARLIE MONROE
REPORT ON A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL- fiction
SAM MCGEE FROM TENNESSEE
Cover: Charlie Monroe (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 10 No. 5 - November 1976
CHARLIE MONROE
J.E. and WADE MAINER
Cover: J.E. and Wade Mainer (photo of J.E. by Ed Huffman)
Vol. 10 No. 6 - December 1976
SLIM MARTIN: In Memoriam
EARLY BIRD BLUEGRASS CONCERT - Best of the DJ Convention
BILL KEITH
PAUL MULLINS: MUSICIAN, DISK JOCKEY, AND BLUEGRASS INFLUENCE
TASTY LICKS: NICE NEW SOUNDS IN BOSTON
Cover: Bill Keith (photo by Tom Hosmer)
Vol. 10 No. 7 - January 1976
THE McPEAK BROTHERS
WHETTING THE APPETITE-BLUEGRASS MUSIC AT OPRY CELEBRATION WEEK
BLUEGRASS ON THE RIVER: JULIA BELL & THE NEW DINOSAURS
Cover: The McPeak Brothers, L to R: Mike, Larry and Dewey
Vol. 10 No. 8 - February 1976
BLUEGRASS TALENT DIRECTORY
CURLEY LAMBERT: BLUEGRASS EVERGREEN
SAUSAGE, BISCUITS, AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC
BLUEGRASS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
Vol. 10 No. 9 - March 1976
FIVE STRING FIDDLE
RIVERFRONT BLUEGRASS...THE BLUEGRASS ALLIANCE
STELLING BANJO WORKS
Cover: Bluegrass Alliance, L to R: Vince Gill, Lonnie Peerce, Al White, Marshall Billingsley, Bill Millet [seated]
Vol. 10 No. 10 - April 1976
STRING INSTRUMENTS ONLY-UNION GROVE
RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL or THE PROMOTERS GUIDE TO TRADITION (Fiction)
REX AND ELEANOR PARKER: THE WEST VIRGINIA SWEETHEARTS
BLUEGRASS ‘76 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1976 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
MARK O’CONNOR: WINNING IT ALL BY 14
Cover photo by Charles Mathis
Vol. 10 No. 11 - May 1976
WHO IN THE WORLD ARE THE BLUEGRASS CARDINALS?
BLUEGRASS SONGBOOKS-A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WHAT’S AVAILABLE AND WHERE
LEONARD SMITH, ONE-ARMED FIDDLER, STILL FIDDLES AROUND
BLUEGRASS ‘76 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE REVISION
Cover: The Bluegrass Cardinals (photo by Phil Straw), L to R: Don Parmley, Bill Bryson, Dennis Fetchet, David Parmley, Randy Graham
Vol. 10 No. 12 - June 1976
THE LONESOME SOUND OF CARTER STANLEY
DAYTON’S VICTORY THEATRE- A NATURAL PLACE FOR BLUEGRASS
A VISIT TO A SMALL INDIANA FESTIVAL
JAM SESSION ETIQUETTE
Cover: Ralph and Carter, The Stanley Brothers (photo by Walter V. Saunders)
Vol. 11 No. 1 - August 1976
DR. KLODMORE ANSWERS SOME MORE
THIRD GENERATION LEWIS
Ingredients for a Bicentennial Party
JIM & JESSE: A TRIP TO ENGLAND
THE HOUSE THAT GRASS BUILT
Cover: the Lewis Family
Vol. 11 No. 2 - July 1976
CARL SAUCEMAN: THE ODESSEY OF A BLUEGRASS PIONEER
THE KENTUCKY GENTLEMEN
LILLIMAE: IN THE MEN’S WORLD OF BLUEGRASS
Cover: The Sauceman Brothers and the Green Valley Boys, front row L to R: Ben Drinnon, Jim Brock, Don McHan. Back row L to R: Carl Sauceman, Jack “Sparkplug” Sauceman and Tiny Day
Vol. 11 No. 3 - September 1976
EARLY TAYLOR: ONE OF THE BLUEGRASS GREAT
BROOMSAGE MUSICIANS: THE MORRIS BROTHERS
TALKING WITH THE STARS: Two Interviews from “A BLUEGRASS HORNBOOK”
BLUEGRASS IN OREGON’S WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Cover: Earl Taylor (photo by Mimi Fuller)
Vol. 11 No. 4 - October 1976
THE PINNACLE BOYS
HOMEMADE COUNTRY MUSIC MAGIC FROM OHIO
ALAN MUNDE
ARLIN HUGHES: HIS MESSAGE IS MUSIC
MAC ODELL: THE OLE COUNTRY BOY
Cover: The Pinnacle Boys (photo by Randall Smith), L to R: Jim Smith, Rob Mashburn, Bud Brewster, Kneeling L to R: Randall Collins, Larry Mathis, and Jerry Moore
Vol. 11 No. 5 - November 1976
THE BOYS FROM INDIANA WITH PAUL MULLINS & NOAH CRASE
Strings N’ Things--Dobro Tablature
BORN TO BE FREE--BETTY FISHER
BANJO TONE
LARRY McNEELY
Cover: The Boys from Indiana (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 11 No. 6 - December 1976
THE SHENANDOAH CUTUPS: CLASSIC BLUEGRASS FROM A NEWER GROUP
LESLIE KEITH: Black Mountain Odyssey
EXPANDING THE HORIZONS-----Susie Monick and Tony Trischka
ROBERT DICKEY: DULCIMER CRAFTSMAN
THE ROAD TRIP
J.B. PRINCE--IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE
Cover: The Shenandoah Cutups, L to R: Udell McPeak, John Palmer, Billy Palmer, Tater Tate and Gene Burrows
Vol. 11 No. 7 - January 1977
RICKY SKAGGS: CLINCH MOUNTAIN TO BOONE CREEK
HUBERT DAVIS-DOWN HOME BANJO PICKER
PIPER ROAD SPRING BAND: FLOWING WITH THAT FEELING
Strings N’ Things-CINDY-Guitar Tablature
Cover: Ricky Skaggs (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 11 No. 8 - February 1977
HOW TO FIND OUT ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLUEGRASS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
CHUBBY WISE: ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS FIDDLERS
BLUEGRASS LAND
A VISIT TO THE FLEADH CHEOIL NA H-EIREANN (The National Irish Traditional Music Festival)
BLUEGRASS TALENT DIRECTORY
TOM GRAY: BLUEGRASS BASSIST
Cover: Chubby Wise (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 11 No. 9 - March 1977
THE CARTER FAMILY REUNION
UNICORN MANDOLINS
Strings N’ Things-FIDDLING: A BASIC APPROACH
THE COMPLEAT BLUEGRASS BAND OR HOW WE WON THE U.N.
THE SHADY GROVE RAMBLERS “A NEW EXPERIENCE IN BLUEGRASS”
JIMMIE SKINNER-COUNTRY SINGER, BLUEGRASS COMPOSER, RECORD RETAILER
Cover: Carter Family (photo by David K. Hazzard)
Vol. 11 No. 10 - April 1977
CURLY FOX--A LIVING LEGEND
BLUEGRASS 77--BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1977 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
INTRODUCING THE HUTCHISON BROTHERS
A PREMIER ON BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTS & EARLY ARTISTS (fiction)
THE HOTMUD FAMILY--”IT’S CURRENT TO US”
Cover: Unknown bluegrass festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 11 No. 11 - May 1977
DALE T. (STONEY) COOPER
RONI STONEMAN
THE SOUND OF THE GUITAR
CONFESSIONS OF A BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN FROM NEW YORK
THE ALL-TIME BOTTOM 16 BLUEGRASS BANDS (Fiction)
THE CARL TIPTON FAMILY
Cover: The Stonemans (late 1960’s), L to R: Patsy, Van, Jimmy, Donna, Roni [seated]
Vol. 11 No. 12 - June 1977
THE MARSHALL FAMILY
Strings N’ Things: THE BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part 1)
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME: REMODELED & EXPANDED
SING YOUR SONG JIMMY: THE JIMMY WILLIAMS STORY
THE DEVIL’S BOX--RILEY CLAYTON AND THE RATTLER
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL--A PICKER’S DREAM COME TRUE
Cover: The Marshall Family, L to R: Dave, Judy, Dan and Ben
Vol. 12 No. 1 - July 1977
JOE VAL & THE NEW ENGLAND BLUEGRASS BOYS
Strings N’ Things: THE BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part II)
ARTHUR SMITH- A wide & Varied Musical Career
THE RED CLAY RAMBLERS
NON-BLUEGRASS BLUE GRASS BOYS
NEW GRASS: BLOOMIN’ GRASS
Cover: Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys, L to R: Joe Val, Dave Dillon, Paul Silvius and Eric Levenson
Vol. 12 No. 2 - August 1977
Strings N’ Things: BASS FIDDLE BASICS (Part III)
LARRY SPARKS-I’M GIVING IT ALL I’VE GOT
DOWN AT THE BOULEVARD
INSTRUMENT CATALOGUES: A LOOK AT WHAT’S AVAILABLE AND HOW GOOD THEY ARE
BACKDOOR TROTS
Cover: Larry Sparks (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 12 No. 3 - September 1977
TUT TAYLOR: BLUEGRASS ENIGMA
GOLDEN TONES (LIVING WITH A BEGINNING BANJO PICKER)
WILLIAM GAYHEART-A CREDIT TO BLUEGRASS MUSIC
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Cover: Tut Taylor (photo by Douglas B. Green)
Vol. 12 No. 4 - October 1977
TONY RICE: EAST MEETS WEST
ADVENTURES OF A TOURING AUTHOR
SNUFFY JENKINS
HOW TO WRITE GOOD (Fiction)
WILLIAMS FAMILY-FROM ONIONS TO BLUEGRASS
Cover: Tony Rice (photo by Robert Schleifer
Vol. 12 No. 5 - November 1977
BLUEGRASS, BLUEGRASS…..A TELEVISION SERIES
STUART DUNCAN: BLUEGRASS IN MINIATURE
BLUEGRASS LAND REVISITED
BILL DUNCAN & DON SOWARDS: LAUREL MOUNTAIN BOYS
BLACKS AND BLUEGRASS: A STUDY OF MUSICAL INTEGRATION
THE SHUFFLER FAMILY, FOOTHILLS GOSPEL
A LOOK AHEAD: WHAT THE MEDIA MIGHT DO TO BLUEGRASS
Cover: The New Grass Revival performing at the Diners Playhouse for the Kentucky Educational Television’s series “Bluegrass, Bluegrass” (photo by Marty Godbey)
Vol. 12 No. 6 - September 1977
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS--FROM ROCKY TOP TO MUDDY BOTTOM
Strings N’ Things--5 String Banjo Tablature-- SOLDIER’S JOY
THE OLDTIMERS
WEEKEND AT WALNUT VALLEY
ARIZONA BLUEGRASS, ALABAMA SLAP BASS STYLE
LOPRINZI GUITARS
CHARLIE NIXON
Cover: The Osborne Brothers, L to R: Sonny Osborne, Robbie Osborne, Dale Sledd, Bobby Osborne
Vol. 12 No. 7 - January 1978
DOC WATSON
THE KATIE LAUR BAND
Strings N’ Things--5 String Banjo Tablature--CAMPTOWN RACES
MITCH JAYNE: “THAT DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE….”
CURTIS McPEAKE--BLUEGRASS BANJO WITH BRASS
Cover: Doc Watson (photo by Jim McGuire)
Vol. 12 No. 8 - February 1978
LESLIE C KEITH
MONROE, THE FATHER--MONROE, THE SON
1978 TALENT DIRECTORY
WHAT UNLIMITED? CONFUSIONS OF A RECORD REVIEWER
FIDDLIN’ PAUL WARREN
THE CARROLL COUNTY RAMBLERS
Cover: Bill Monroe & Jame Monroe (photo by Les Leverett)
Vol. 12 No. 9 - March 1978
THE LOST & FOUND
JAY ROUND & THE HAMMERED DULCIMER
PETE PYLE-BLUEGRASS PIONEER
THE BRIARHOPPERS-CAROLINA MUSICIANS
HENRY FULCHER-SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA’S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR OF BLUEGRASS
AL JONES & FRANK NECESSARY
Cover: the Lost & Found, L to R: Gene Parker, Alan Mills, Dempsey Young and Roger Handy
Vol. 12 No. 10 - April 1978
BAWLAMER BALOUGREYUS (BALTIMORE BLUEGRASS)
PHILIPPINE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
CHOOSE YOUR INSTRUMENT WELL
BLUEGRASS ‘78 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1978 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
REPAIRMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE
THE HIGH NOTE (Fiction)
BEREA BLUEGRASS-PHUZZ STREET KNUCKLEBUSTERS
Cover: Unknown Festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 12 No. 11 - May 1978
VASSAR CLEMENTS OUT WEST
DOC WILLIAMS
1978 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE REVISIONS & CORRECTIONS
THE NEW VINTON FROGWHOMPERS MARCHING, SINGING, STRUMMING & PLUCKING SOCIETY - WE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A BIG NAME BAND
Cover: Vassar Clements (photo by John Lee)
Vol. 12 No. 12 - June 1978
Vol. 13 No. 1 - July 1978
TED LUNDY, BOB PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN BOYS
BLUEGRASS MUSIC, HAWAIIAN STYLE
EIU BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION
THE HAMMER DULCIMER RETURNS SOMETHING NEW FOR BLUEGRASS
WHETSTONE RUN: PAST AND PRESENT
“BLUEGRASS PIZZA” or “PIZZA BLUEGRASS”
KENTUCKY TROUBADOR: JILSON SETTERS
MUSIC YOU CAN’T HEAR ON THE RADIO
Cover: Ted Lundy, Bob Paisley (photo by Phil Straw)
Vol. 13 No. 2 - August 1978
Strings N’ Things--PREWAR GUTBUCKET BASS-ICS
A BLUEGRASS EXPERIMENT-THE FIRST GENERATION (BILL CLIFTON-RED RECTOR-DON STOVER)
BLUEGRASS GETS A ROLL GOING
THE ODYSSEY OF ARTHUR SMITH
Cover: The First Generation (photo by Bill Gangloff), L to R: Red Rector, Don Stover, Bill Clifton
Vol. 13 No. 3 - September 1978
MARTY STUART and LESTER FLATT
THE BIRTH OF THE BLUE(S) GRASS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
ANDREW F. BOARMAN: THE GURU OF THE 5-STRING BANJO
“WE’RE NOT GETTING RICH, BUT WE’RE HAVING LOTS OF FUN!”-BUDDY SPICHER & THE PINEWOOD VALLEY RANCH
THE SUN ALSO RISES ON CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS--DICK TYNER AND THE GOLDEN WEST BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
PLINY’S BLUES
Cover: Lester Flatt and Marty Stuart (photo by Jim McGuire/Grease Brothers)
Vol. 13 No. 4 - October 1978
RURAL YARBROUGH
THE UNGARS-JAY, LYN & RUTH
Strings N’ Things-UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT
THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS VOLUME 117 (Fiction)
MICHIGAN BLUEGRASS: WHEATLAND STYLE
JOE MEADOWS-MOUNTAIN STATE FIDDLER
Cover: Rural Yarbrough (photo by Sallie Cassell)
Vol. 13 No. 5 - November 1978
THE NEW GRASS REVIVAL
JIMMY DRIFTWOOD and THE RACKENSACK PLAYERS: PROOF THAT OZARK CULTURE STILL LIVES
DOC LEW: THE LIFE & TIMES OF LEW CHILDRE
THE SOUTH’S FAVORITE TRIO: THE STORY OF THE ANGLIN BROTHERS
MAIL POUCH EXPRESS
Cover: New Grass Revival (photo by Jim McGuire), L to R: Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Curtis Burch and John Cowan
Vol. 13 No. 6 - December 1978
MAYBELLE CARTER
TALENT DIRECTORY
Strings ‘N Things - PURCHASING A NEW BANJO
BOOT HILL - THE HORIZON
‘GRASS FOOD & LODGING - BLUEGRASS INTEGRITY
Cover: illustration by Fred Huffman
Vol. 13 No. 7 - January 1979
HARVEY LEDENHAUER (Fiction)
PEE WEE LAMBERT
LINDA GENDALL & ROCKY HILL
FESTIVALS HAVE ROOTS TOO
BUT THEY NEVER DID PLAY MELANCHOLY BABY (Fiction)
MAC MARTIN & THE DIXIE TRAVELERS
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN GRASS
Cover: Pee Wee Lambert
Vol. 13 No. 8 - February 1979
SARA CARTER BAYES
JANETTE CARTER
PETER ROWAN - WANDERING BOY RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS
THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS - BLUEGRASS, CHICAGO STYLE
MAKING THAT FIDDLE SING! - CHUBBY ANTHONY
NEW YORK STRINGBANDS- THE HIGHWOODS & CRANBERRY LAKE
Cover: Janette Carter by Ginger Kuykendall
Vol. 13 No. 9 - March 1979
HOT RIZE-PETE WERNICK’S SECRET INGREDIENT
FLATBED
THE PROFESSIONAL AUTHENTIC (Fiction)
SKILLET LICKIN’ IN GEORGIA-GORDON TANNER
MY FAVORITE TEN BLUEGRASS RECORDINGS
BUDDY STARCHER-MOUNTAIN STATE FAVORITE
Cover: Hot Rize (photo by Dick Kimmel), L to R: Pete Wernick, charles Sawtelle, Nick Forster, Tim O’Brien
Vol. 13 No. 10 - April 1979
JIM SHUMATE-BLUEGRASS FIDDLER SUPREME
BLUEGRASS ‘79 - BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED’S 1979 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
HOW I SPENT (THE BEST PART OF) MY SUMMER VACATION or A FEW WORDS OF PRAISE FOR THE FAMILY-STYLE FESTIVAL
BOBBY SLOAN FOR PRESIDENT
ALBERT HASH: FIDDLE MASTER, FIDDLE MAKER
Cover: 1978 Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival (photo by Ginger Kuykendall)
Vol. 13 No. 11 - May 1979
ROY ACUFF: THE REAL SPECKLED BIRD
JOHN McCUTCHEON
BUTCH ROBINS
CLAYTON McMICHEN: RELUCTANT HILLBILLY
Cover: Roy Acuff (photo by John Lee)
Vol. 13 No. 12 - June 1979
LESTER FLATT
A CONVERSATION WITH RED ALLEN
A HIGH SCHOOL CLASS’ BLUEGRASS
THE WORLD OF THE WOOTENS
COUNTRY HAM
BLUEGRASS HALL OF FAME II
Cover: Lester Flatt (photo by either Jim McGuire or Ron Petronko)