Bitesize - Happy 80th Birthday Bluegrass!

Bitesize - Happy 80th Birthday Bluegrass!

Author: Matt Hutchinson December 7, 2025 Duration: 5:41
This week's Bitesize episode celebrates one of the most important dates in bluegrass music - December 8th. The main reason this date is so important is that it marks the first time Earl Scruggs joined Bill Monroe at The Opry, on December 8th 1945, leading many people to describe it as 'the birth of bluegrass'. That makes 2025 the 80th anniversary of bluegrass! Fast forward to December 8th 1962 and we have another Flatt and Scruggs milestone - their performance at New York's Carnegie Hal...

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