The country music world is mourning the loss of legendary banjo player and guitarist Buck Trent. Trent, 85, died Monday according to multiple reports. Trent may be best known for his role on the ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Banjo player Buck Trent, who was part of the cast of the country music variety show “Hee Haw” and performed on Dolly Parton’s albums, died Monday. He was 85. The news of Trent’s death was shared in a ...

You don’t usually see Sabrina Carpenter with an instrument in her hand, as on stage, she’s usually focused on singing and choreography. She can play, though. In fact, on her new album Man’s Best ...

J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Recent “serious” live music highlights included a true banjo wizard, a young string quartet sensation, and Santa Barbara ...

RUSCOMBMANOR TWP., Pa. — This is a story about a boy, a banjo and a man known as "Butch." "Since he was a toddler, he was always interested in my dad's instruments and watching him play, listening to ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — Thirteen-year-old Owen Brockman fell in love with bluegrass music at a young age and is now a banjo prodigy. WKEFspoke with Owen to learn more about the teen star. I love banjo ...