Earl Scruggs was born January 6, 1924 in Shelby, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. For many, bluegrass began when Earl Scruggs joined Bill Monroe’s band…
Artist Profiles: Earl Scruggs
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Artist Profiles: Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam was born October 23, 1956 in Pikeville, Kentucky. He was raised in Ohio and grew up in California. He made an impression…
Artist Profiles: Dirty Dozen Brass Band
In 1977 the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional local brass band. It was a joining of two…
Artist Profiles: Doc Watson
Arthel L. “Doc” Watson was born in Deep Gap North Carolina in 1922 to a musical family. Blind since infancy Doc started playing harmonica and…
Artist Profiles: Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, slam poet, radio host, music historian, and songwriter originally from Phoenix and now based in Chicago He plays…
Artist Profiles: Del McCoury
Delano Floyd McCoury, Del McCoury, was born February 1, 1939 in Bakersfield in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. He grew up in York, Pennsylvania. Del…
Artist Profiles: Debo Band
Debo Band is a Boston-based Ethiopian music collective led by Ethiopian-American jazz saxophonist Danny Mekonnen, featuring Bruck Tesfaye on vocals. The group explores the music…
Artist Profiles: David Krakauer
Clarinetist David Krakauer has mastered a wide-range of styles, including classical chamber music, Eastern European Klezmer music, the avant-garde, rock, and jazz. He is a…
Artist Profiles: Darol Anger
Violinist, composer, producer and educator Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres some of which he helped to invent. With the…
Artist Profiles: Cyril Pahinui
Cyril Pahinui grew up in Hawaii, in the small town of Waimanalo at the foot of the Ko’olau Mountains on O’ahu’s Windward coast. His…