When Johnny Butten, an English banjo-picker who lives near Hawley, Minn., tries to re-stake his claim on the title of world's fastest banjo player tonight at The Hub in Fargo, he expects his ...

Nashville, Tennessee: Eddie Adcock’s fast picking and unconventional style made him world famous as a bluegrass banjo innovator. But when tremors took over his once dexterous hands, he lost the ...

After brain surgery, tremor-stricken banjo legend is picking again. Oct. 3, 2008 — -- Eddie Adcock's fast picking and unconventional style made him world famous as a bluegrass banjo innovator.

Mountains of sound equipment, tons of special effect lighting and a stage the size of a football field seem to be normal criteria in today’s world of tightly choreographed country music concerts set ...

“How do you break into NASCAR–the most successful spectator sport outside of the NFL–especially when you’re sitting in Desert Storm in the Middle East?” That was the question Banjo CEO Damien Patton ...

We shoot out quick updates to friends on Facebook. Tweet out our thoughts on Twitter. Upload our pictures on Instagram. Record our location on Foursquare. These days, it takes nearly a half-dozen apps ...

Bluegrass musician and singer Sonny Osborne, whose fast banjo licks turned “Rocky Top” into a hit with The Osborne Brothers, has died. He was 84. By Associated Press Bluegrass musician and singer ...

Melissa Block remembers bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs, who died Wednesday at the age of 88. The North Carolina native popularized the three-finger playing style, and dazzled audiences with a ...