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On this date in 1924, the giant of the bluegrass banjo, Earl Scruggs, was born. here's his classic song, FMB. youtube.com/watch?v=yQIJuu…

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On this date in 1926, Don Reno was born. His influence on bluegrass banjo music is still alive today. youtube.com/watch?v=BupVRG…

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Doc Watson was born on this date in 1923. His amazing music will live on forever. Here's some of his greatest hits. youtube.com/watch?v=ihc2n0…

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On this date of Phil Leadbetter's birth, here's a video of him playing at Joe Val with Claire Lynch and the Bluegrass All-stars. youtube.com/watch?v=KfPV_k…

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Merle Haggard was born on the this date in 1937. Here's his classic song, Okie from Muskogee. youtube.com/watch?v=68cbjl…

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On this date in 1951, Tony Rice was born. He was a giant of bluegrass guitar. We all miss his skill. Here's a video of his All-Stars (with a very young Jerry Douglas) playing the classic, Nine Pound Hammer youtube.com/watch?v=_u964a…

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This would have been Lester Flatt's 116 birthday! Here'e a fun video of him playing with a very young Marty Stuart Lester Flatt was born on this date in 1914. Here's a video of him singing with the Nashville Grass, and a very young Marty Stuart youtube.com/watch?v=omEiAb…

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On this date in 1911, the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe was born. Here is one of his most famous songs, Blue Moon of Kentucky. youtube.com/watch?v=4syA9a…

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The BBU is pleased to announce the JamVal "non-festival" event in Feb, 2024. We will have jamming, classes, and a Special Consensus performance. We wish that it could be a full Joe Val festival, but we expect that to come back in 2025. Please join us for this fun event.

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We recently announced a JamVal "non-festival" coming in Feb, 2024. It won't be a full Joe Val, but there will be classes, jamming, and more jamming all weekend. Here's the details: bbu.org/events/jamval/

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Today would have been Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday. He revolutionized banjo playing and became the model for what every bluegrass banjo player strives to be. Here is a video of him playing his signature song, Foggy Mountain Breakdown. youtu.be/yQIJuu3N5EY

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JamVal 2024 was a great success! We hope everybody enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks to everyone who contributed to making it such a success. We'll see you next year at Joe Val 2025!

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Happy Birthday to Claire Lynch! She has appeared at Joe Val several times and is always a big hit. Here's one of her most popular songs. youtube.com/watch?v=Oh8Af5…

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Joe Val was born on this date in 1926. He left us way too soon. But, his legacy lives on in the popular Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.