bluegrass music

A 'Bluegrass Street' Is Proposed For Owensboro

Associated Press — Sun, 26 May 2013 13:15:57 +0000

Officials are taking cue from Tennessee in their effort to make Owensboro synonymous with bluegrass music.

Owensboro mayor Ron Payne wants to rename Second Street so that it reflects the city's growing reputation as a hub for bluegrass music. He says in Tennessee, Nashville, which is known for country music, has Music Row; Memphis, which is known for blues, has Beale Street.

Payne said he's already talked to City Commission members and now he's ready to hear ideas from the public for renaming the street.

Legal Fight Underway for Right to Use Bill Monroe's Name

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:02:56 +0000

Campbell "Doc" Mercer is throwing an annual festival celebrating the life and music of Bill Monroe but without the name of the "Father of Bluegrass Music" to promote it. Mercer, the head of the Jerusalem Ridge Foundation, is locked in a legal fight with Ohio County, Ky., and its industrial foundation about whether he was ever given the legal right to use Monroe's name for commercial purposes.

Bluegrass Music Center, Skate Park Get Funding in Owensboro

Kevin Willis and Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:24:06 +0000

The Owensboro City Commission is giving the go-ahead to a budget amendment that includes money for a new bluegrass music center and skate park. The Messenger-Inquirer reports commissioners voted 3-to-2 in favor of the amendment at Tuesday night’s meeting at City Hall.

Flatpicking Specialist Playing in Franklin

Dan Modlin — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:20:00 +0000

One of the top bluegrass guitarists in the world will be playing May 4th at the Roxy Theater in Franklin, along with mandolin specialist Mike Compton. Its part of a new series of Bluegrass Friday programs at the venue in Simpson County.

No money in Governor Beshear's budget for Owensboro bluegrass center

Kevin Willis — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:22:35 +0000

Governor Beshear's budget proposal does not include money for a new downtown bluegrass music center in Owensboro. The Messenger-Inquirer reports that the city and Daviess County did not receive funding for any capital projects in the Governor's two-year plan. Owensboro Mayor Ron Payne recently traveled to Frankfort to plead his case for $18 million to convert a downtown state office building into a new international bluegrass music center.