Tag Archives: Bill Monroe

Pickin’ on Ninnies

Posted on July 7, 2019 by cousinlynn953

Saturday a listener named Liz posted a comment on the Paper and Pen page. I was going to respond there, but then decided that the question was important enough to merit a post. Liz wrote: “When the pickaninnies pick the … Continue reading →

Posted in Country History, Program Notes, Songwriting | Tagged 'Peach-Picking Time in Georgia', 'pickanniny', Bill Monroe, Hank Snow, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard | 2 Comments

Extra! Fiddlin’ John Carson Played Tex’s ‘Christmas Time’ in 1927!

Posted on December 19, 2018 by cousinlynn953

Well, sort of. After I played Tex Logan fiddling his composition, ‘Christmas Time’s a-Comin’’ with The Lane Brothers, followed by Bill Monroe’s classic first recording of the song, listener Paul Murphy emailed me with this news (reprinted with his permission): … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country History, Old-Timey, Songwriting | Tagged "Christmas Time's A-Coming", Bill Monroe, Fiddlin' John Carson, Fiddlin' John Carson and His Virginia Reelers, Joe bussard, Paul Murphy, Richard Thompson, Tex Logan, The Lane Brothers | Leave a comment

Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens

Posted on August 30, 2018 by cousinlynn953

I’ve been wondering whether I needed to explain this at all, but I did mention it on air, so if anyone is curious, this is what happened: Barbara Martin Stephens lived with Jimmy Martin from 1953 to 1966, and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Barbara Martin Stephens, Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival, Bill Anderson, Bill Monroe, Don't Give Your Heart to a Rambler, Handsome Ladies, Hillbilly at Harvard, Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival, Jimmy Martin, Ken Irwin, Melissa Monroe, Oscar Fields, Ricky Skaggs, The Boston Globe, The Grand Ole Opry, The Seldom Scene, Thelma Fields, Tom Piazza | 3 Comments

Hits and Misses 5

Posted on June 9, 2017 by cousinlynn953

Continuing this occasional department. Previous entries: H&M 1; 2; 3; 4 • Tom Ewing: Adventures of a Bluegrass Boy (2016, Patuxent Music) I can’t do more than to quote Tom Ewing himself: Between 1986 and 1996, while I was one … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hits and Misses | Tagged Bill Monroe, Patuxent Music, Tom Ewing, Tom Mindte | 1 Comment

No Particular Place to Go

Posted on March 22, 2017 by cousinlynn953

Chuck Berry reportedly wrote that title in prison (for transporting a 14-year-old girl across state lines, violating the Mann Act). The song devolves into an amusing anecdote when the the protagonist cannot get the young lady’s ‘safety belt’ unbuckled, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Country History, Country News, Songwriting | Tagged "No Particular Place to Go", "You Never Can Tell", American Graffiti, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnnie Johnson Trio | 5 Comments

Another Excellent Joe Val Festival!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by cousinlynn953

NOTE: For higher-resolution versions of the photographs, go to Flickr, HERE. (They won’t be super high, because with my Rebel T2i-Tamron 18-270 combination, I still needed to shoot at 3200 ISO, but they will be better than the ones that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Follow-ups, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Adam Haynes, Ashby Frank, Barry Bales, Becky Buller, Bill Monroe, Blue Highway, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Catherine "BB" Bowness, Charlie Cushman, Curly Seckler, Curt Chapman, Daniel Boner, Daniel Hardin, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Danny Roberts, David Benedict, Don Reno and Red Smiley, Don Rigsby, Doyle Lawson, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Dudley Connell, Dustin Pyrtle, Eli Johnston, Ellie Hakanson, Eric Troutman, Evan Murphy, Flashback, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Gaven Largent, Gerry Katz, Greg Blake, Guy Clark, Harley Allen, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Jake Tullock, James King, Jamie Johnson, Jason Burleson, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Jerry Douglas, Joe Dean, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, John Bryan, Johnny Warren, Josh Graves, Josh Swift, Kristin Scott Benson, Laura Orshaw, Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, Mark Delaney, Mile Twelve, Nate Lee, Nate Sabat, Ned Luberecki, Paul Warren, Phil Leadbetter, Richard Bennett, Rob Ickes, Ryan Paisley, Shawn Camp, Shawn Lane, Southern Mountain Boys, Stan Zdonick, Stephen Burwell, Stuart Wyrick, T.J. Lundy, Terry Eldredge, Terry Smith, The Becky Buller Band, The Earls of Leicester, The Grascals, Tim Stafford, Tom Adams, Tristan Scroggins, Wayne Taylor | 2 Comments

Bill Monroe Named Our New Trailer!

Posted on August 17, 2016 by cousinlynn953

After a brief, but intense, search for a molded fiberglass travel trailer (which if you’re interested in the gory details or in camping trailers, I describe at length in my personal blog, Walking Creek World; click HERE) we bought a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Hillbilly Journal, Random Stuff | Tagged "Close By", Bill Monroe, Bobby Hicks, Casita, Charlie Cline, Ernest Tuff, Ernie Newton, Gordon Terry, Jackie Phelps, Red Taylor, Travel trailers, Walking Creek World | 1 Comment

Bill Keith, 1939–2015

Posted on October 25, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Got home Saturday evening (we were out minding four grandkids) to sit down at the iMac and see this sad news from Jim Rooney: Dear Friends, My long-time dear friend and musical partner Bill Keith left us on Thursday, Oct. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country News, Hillbilly Journal, Radio Talk | Tagged Bill Keith, Bill Monroe, Hillbilly at Harvard, IBMA, Jim Rooney, Rich Stillman | 3 Comments

Tex Logan (1927–2015) — Part II

Posted on June 2, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Part I is HERE. It was Tex Logan‘s association with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper that led him to Bill Monroe in 1951, and the recording of his song, now a bluegrass and country standard, “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’.” Richard Thompson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country News, Hillbilly History, Neat Pics | Tagged "Christmas Time's A-comin'", Bell Labs, Bill Keith, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass Today, Boston Area Friends of Bluegrass and Old-Time Country Music, Buck Graves, Carlton Haney, Carter Stanley, Cowboy Copas, Daniel E. Slotnik, Dick Curley, Don Lineburger, Edd Mayfield, Everett Lilly, Everett LIlly Jr., Flatt & Scruggs, Frank Lane, Fred Bartenstein, Fred Robbins, Gene Lowinger, Gordon Terry, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Hayloft Jamboree, James Bowers, James Monroe, Jim Rooney, Jody Logan, Joe Val, Julian 'Winnie' Winston, Mike Seeger, Nancy Talbott, Owen Bradley, Paul Rothchild, Pete Cassell, Pete Lane, Peter Rowan, Richard Greene, Richard Thompson, Shorty Sheenan, Tex Logan, The Charles River Valley Boys, The Confederate Mountaineers, The Lane Brothers, The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover, The New Lost City Ramblers, Wayne Raney, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper | 13 Comments

HA’pennings: Kim Robins, “40 Years Late”

Posted on November 21, 2014 by cousinlynn953

I’ve been planning to start posting some record reviews and other news, but “The best laid plans. . .” go their own way. In lieu of those, I’m starting what I hope can be a regular feature, “HA’pennings”: brief notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bluegrass, Country News, HA'pennings, Hillbilly Journal | Tagged Bill Monroe, Butch Robins, Connie Smith, IBMA World of Bluegrass, Kim Robins, Michael Cleveland | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Bill Monroe

Pickin’ on Ninnies

Extra! Fiddlin’ John Carson Played Tex’s ‘Christmas Time’ in 1927!

Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens

Hits and Misses 5

No Particular Place to Go

Another Excellent Joe Val Festival!

Bill Monroe Named Our New Trailer!

Bill Keith, 1939–2015

Tex Logan (1927–2015) — Part II

HA’pennings: Kim Robins, “40 Years Late”

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