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August 14, 2015 (August 13, 2015)

Pretty Good company for Murphy Hicks Henry

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Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass, has been given a Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Musical Association (IBMA). The award is […]

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October 14, 2014

Happy birthday, Natalie Maines

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Name one other banjo player who wears Prada. And I don’t mean Prada overalls. —Natalie Maines The lead singer of the breakout bluegrass trio the Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, was […]

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July 23, 2014 (July 3, 2014)

Happy birthday Alison Krauss

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Born on July 23, 1971, Central Illinois native Alison Krauss has been awarded with more Grammys than any other female artist. The singer and fiddle player has put up sales […]

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September 21, 2013 (August 15, 2013)

Happy birthday to Ginger Boatwright

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Bluegrass singer Ginger Boatwright was born on September 21st in 1944. She has been involved in various bands throughout the years including the Grammy nominated Red White and Blue(grass), the […]

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August 30, 2013 (August 28, 2013)

Read an excerpt from Pretty Good for a Girl

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PopMatters has posted an excerpt from Murphy Hicks Henry’s book about influential and often overlooked women in bluegrass, Pretty Good for a Girl. The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, […]

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August 18, 2013 (August 15, 2013)

Happy birthday to Ola Belle Reed

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Although there is some slight dispute over her exact birthday, records say Ola Belle Campbell Reed, was born on August 18, 1916, in Lansing, North Carolina. She was the fourth of […]

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August 14, 2013 (August 13, 2013)

Happy birthday to bluegrass pioneer Rose Maddox

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Rose Maddox, the lead singer of America’s “most colorful hillbilly band” the Maddox Brothers and Rose, was born on August 15, 1925. Rose went from very modest beginnings to fronting […]

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May 11, 2013 (May 9, 2013)

Q&A with Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl

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Murphy Hicks Henry is a professional banjo player and writer who founded the Women in Bluegrass newsletter and has written regularly for Bluegrass Unlimited and Banjo Newsletter. She answered our questions […]

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