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Doug Dillard 1937-2012

Music Mondays Just weeks after Earl Scruggs passed away, the bluegrass community lost another banjo great. Doug Dillard of The Dillards passed away last week at the age of 75. The Dillards recorded many fine songs and for a time Doug Dillard was accused of recording tricks since his banjo playing was so fast. The [...]

Ricky Scaggs: Live at the Charleston Music Hall

Music Mondays Last week, I wrote about Ricky Scaggs’s The High Notes album. This week, I’m recommending a Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder album that’s even better; in fact, it is my favorite Ricky Scaggs CD. I’ve seen Ricky Scaggs a couple of times, one at The Mineral Bluegrass Festival and also at the Birchmere [...]