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Del McCoury Band has fans away from bluegrass
March 11, 2010
Del McCoury has spent 50 of his 70 years playing music, though by necessity the music often has shared time with day jobs: pouring concrete, logging . . . wrote, "You can finally make a living playing bluegrass, and a large part of it is because of Del McCoury: He became like the new Bill Monroe."
Del McCoury Band
March 8, 2010
A product of the rowdy Baltimore bluegrass club scene in the late 1950s, Del McCoury jumped onto the national stage when he joined the music’s . . . 1990s — his now-grown sons in tow and in his band — to devote himself to a full-time career, he was rewarded with acclaim from that community ..
Mar 13 | Sparks, Nevada (NV)
March 6, 2010
Del McCoury Band, Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 8:00 p.m., Celebrity Showroom at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort, $28. The Del McCoury . . . number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo, respectively.
Mar 12 | Petaluma, California (CA)
March 5, 2010
Del McCoury Band plus TBD – Friday, Mar 12, 2010 9:00 PM PST (8:00 PM Doors) at Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, CA – Ticket Info
The Del McCoury Band – ‘Family Circle’
March 2, 2010
Here’s that high lonesome sound again – another release by The Del McCoury Band. Its 71-year-old leader, who has been performing for half a . . . that “Prohibition and depression make it hard on my profession.” McCoury’s profession is “bluegrass performer,” and he is unsurpassed.
The Del McCoury Band : Family Circle
February 27, 2010
“Sweet Appalachia,” the first track on *The Del McCoury Band*’s Family Circle, has lyrics that perfectly describe the 70-year-old bluegrass . . . sweet mountain spirit down in my veins.” Del McCoury has been in the music business for 50 years and Family Circle shows he’s still going strong.
On the town | Bluegrass gentleman returns
February 26, 2010
Bluegrass is a music filled with that rarest of breed — the gentleman musician. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes?  The North Carolina . . . Opening is another rarity: a bluegrass band from Duluth, Minn., deep in the heart of polka country, Trampled By Turtles. How does that happen?
Country hit maker returns to Purdue
February 26, 2010
Country star Dierks Bentley is coming back to Purdue University. One of the most successful country artists so far this century, Bentley made his . . . for concert presenter Purdue Convocations, said the Del McCoury Band was tapped by Bentley himself as he is a longtime fan of bluegrass music.
Del McCoury, others to be honored at Governor’s Awards for the Arts
February 25, 2010
The Governor's Awards for the Arts ceremony will be a homecoming for York County natives Jeff Koons and Del McCoury. At the April 8 ceremony, the . . . Babatunde Lea will perform and McCoury might take the stage. "If you aren't a bluegrass fan, you are going to be after April 8," Cluck said.
Del McCoury taking bluegrass to Bonnaroo and beyond
January 22, 2010
Del McCoury is one of the true stars of bluegrass, but he refuses to be pigeonholed. The 70-year-old native of York, Pa., has managed to take his . . . he does best: good-old fashioned hillbilly music. Q: You spent time in Monroe’s band as a young man. What did you take away from that experience?
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