A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.

Gosh almighty! Look what's in from the Windy City. A rootin' tootin' fancy hoedown to have us all a-laughing and a-humming in ...

Comedian Steve Martin and Grammy-winning bluegrass artist Alison Brown, talk their years of banjo collaborations, new single "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" ...

Impressed with her performance, Henning asked just one question: “Can you play a hillbilly, Irene?” Her answer settled things. “Are you kidding? I was in a stock company when we played a ...

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It’s jazz. It’s hillbilly. It’s everything about the immigrant experience brought to America and Americanized. – Ray Benson Asleep at the Wheel, Briarcliff, Texas, 1979.