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BU Podcast with Dick Spottswood

This week we talk with Dick Spottswood, a music historian, record collector, and radio programmer who has written several books and hosts "The Dick Spottswood Show" on bluegrasscountry.org. Dick was also one of the founders of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine and shares with us some great stories of the early years of the magazine, and talks about his radio show.

By the way, our podcasts are now listed in Apple iTunes and on Spotify.

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LISTEN

Crosspicking "Uncloudy Day"

For this week’s lesson we are providing another selection from James Alan Shelton’s “Clinch Mountain Guitar” instructional DVD. Here James will teach you how to crosspick “Uncloudy Day” the Clinch Mountain way. Guitar tablature is provided on the lessons page of the Bluegrass Unlimited web site.

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LESSONS

Jam Track - Chalk Up Another One

This week's jam track is for the tune “Chalk Up Another One”. The track is in the key of F and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.

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JAM TRACKS

Spotify Playlists

Each month we put together a playlist of tunes that were released as singles during the month, or from new albums that were released or came in to our office for review. Here is the list for January 2022.

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SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

Archive Articles - Hazel Dickens

Hazel Dickens (1925-2011) was a pioneering female bluegrass artists from West Virginia with a soulful mountain-bred voice and a skill for writing songs. She established herself as bluegrass and folk artist in the Washinton-Baltimore area in the 1960s. This article about Hazel, written by Ron Thomason, was printed in the February 1982 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine.

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Special Series Article - Bill Emerson

This week, we continue with our Bill Emerson article series. This week's article, the eleventh in the series, addresses Bill's work from 2006 through 2016 with his band Sweet Dixie. In next week's article we will wrap up this series by discussing Bill's career from 2016 through his passing in 2021.

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Special Feature

The next My Bluegrass Story TV show will air Friday, February 4th at 8pm/7pm central on RFD-TV. Check your local listings to catch the show! Produced by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, My Bluegrass Story features your favorite bluegrass artists sharing the stories that shaped their careers. Click Here to learn more about this exciting new show!

Our February 2022 Issue

Our February 2022 issue features Dale Ann Bradley on our cover and also includes articles about Don Bryant, Gena Britt, Wyatt Ellis, Phil Salazar, Hawthorn Banjos, The Earl Scruggs Center, and The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. We also remember bass player Jason Moore, present our Bluegrass Association and Organization Listing, and tell the Story Behind the Song "Two Highways." Also included in this issue are our regular features The General Store, Notes & Queries, and The National Bluegrass Survey.

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