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- The Del McCoury band. 515 votes. As one of the most respected ensembles in modern bluegrass, this group's tight harmonies and innovative songwriting have made them a fan favorite among traditionalists and newcomers alike.
- Alison Krauss & Union Station. 1,489 votes. This remarkable group has achieved mainstream success while maintaining their dedication to bluegrass traditions, earning countless Grammy Awards along the way.
- Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs. 1,036 votes. This iconic duo revolutionized bluegrass with their unparalleled musicianship and distinctive sound that blended traditional Appalachian music with modern country sensibilities.
- Bill Monroe. 1,169 votes. Often referred to as "The Father of Bluegrass," this pioneering musician's innovative style and unmatched mandolin technique laid the groundwork for the entire genre.
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This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
- Bill Monroe. Known as the “Father of Bluegrass,” William Smith Monroe (1911-1996) is considered the creator of this musical genre. The name of the genre itself came from his band “Blue Grass Boys.”
- Earl Scruggs. Earl Eugene Scruggs (1924-2012) revolutionized banjo playing with his three-finger picking style, a technique now known as “Scruggs style.”
- Lester Flatt. Lester Raymond Flatt (1914-1979) was a remarkable guitarist and songwriter. His partnership with Earl Scruggs in the band Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys produced some of Bluegrass’s most enduring classics.
- Ralph Stanley. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927-2016) was a pivotal figure in the evolution of bluegrass. He formed the Stanley Brothers duo with his brother Carter, becoming renowned for their haunting harmonies.
- Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
- Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Osborne Brothers
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- New Grass Revival
- Country Gentlemen
You simply can’t have a list like this that doesn’t have Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boysat the top. Monroe, a Kentucky native, is credited with inventing bluegrass, so it makes sense that his band would occupy the top slot. It is a strain of country music with fast tempos, tight harmonies, and chops. If you aren’t a real musician, bluegrass would...
With seven Grammys to their name, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunderhave become the imminent heirs to the Bill Monroe legacy. Skaggs sings and plays the mandolin, and though his name is on the marquee, the rest of the band members are accomplished players too. Skaggs began a music career playing more mainstream country with Emmylou Harris, but in the ...
Bluegrass duo Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs—guitar and banjo, respectively—left Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys in 1948 to form their own act. The pair had a backing band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, in which many big names played, and for the 25 years they performed together, they made a huge mark. Most notably, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” was a h...
When she was 16, Alison Krauss released an album. Two years later, in 1989, she joined forces with Union Station, and since then, Alison Krauss & Union Stationhas been a bluegrass and country mainstay. Despite the band members’ musicianship, the outfit still sometimes gets overshadowed by its frontwoman. Known for her ethereal voice as much as for ...
Born in Kentucky and raised in Ohio, Bobby and Sonny Osborne were playing bluegrass as young adults, but not together. The end of the Korean War brought Bobby home from Asia in one piece, and the brothers decided to form a band. Since Sonny was playing with Bill Monroe while Bobby was serving in the army, their music ended up being bluegrass. They ...
After “Blue Grass Boys,” “Yonder Mountain” might be the most bluegrass-sounding phrase ever. Yonder Mountain String Bandhails from Colorado and has been reinventing and revitalizing bluegrass music for many years. By the time they recorded their 1999 debut album, they already had a huge and dedicated following due to their sound and the respect the...
Doyle Lawson was still in his teens when he started playing banjo and mandolin for some big names in bluegrass back in the ’60s. By 1979, he had formed Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson himself won a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2006, and the act was continually honored by the International Bluegrass Mus...
While many may consider the Nitty Gritty Dirt Banda country-rock act, the group had its first successes playing with bluegrass legends like Earl Scruggs and Roy Acuff. Their bluegrass project was the 1972 triple-Platinum album Will the Circle Be Unbroken and its follow-up Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two. The latter received an Album of the ...
From the time they formed in 1971 up until the group’s last performance in 1989, New Grass Revivalpushed limits and actively worked to expand the horizons of what bluegrass music could be and do. In that vein, they played bluegrass versions of songs by the Beatles and Bob Marley, served as the backing band for Leon Russell for a time, and wrote ori...
As one of the first progressive bluegrass acts, the Country Gentleman were doing in the 1950s what the New Grass Revival did in the ’70s and ’80s—try to bring bluegrass to new audiences and open the genre up for exploration. With names like Doyle Lawson and Eddie Adcock playing as part of the act at different times, the band was a collection of shi...
Aug 12, 2022 · The sound of Bluegrass has a long, rich history, rooted in the Appalachian mountains as well as the Great Brittain. So many talented artists have graced the stage, solo, and in groups. But today, I’ll focus on my top 20 Bluegrass bands of all time.
Jun 7, 2021 · Bluegrass music is an American art form created in southern Appalachia by descendants of English, Scottish, and Irish immigrants.
