With the passing of Uncle Josh still fresh in our recent memories, artist/photographer Adam Carlos sent us this photo from the tribute performance that occurred last Saturday evening at the IBMA Fan Fest. Please remember his family during this difficult time.
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Of interest on You Tube: Uncle Josh Graves plays Reuben's Train in one of his final performances, a month before his passing. Great three minute clip of Uncle Josh with Bobby Osborne on mandolin and Dean Osborne on banjo....
There is a guestbook on the official Uncle Josh Graves web site, where fans and friends can post messages of condolence for the family, or tributes to Josh.
The photos page is a treasure for students of his music, or anyone with memories of the early days of bluegrass music and Josh's place in it...
We are pleased to publish another tribute to Uncle Josh Graves, this one from the 2006 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year, Rob Ickes.
I was able to go to the service on Tuesday, and it was a really nice tribute to Josh. Eddie Stubbs gave an amazing eulogy.
Josh Graves' was probably the first dobro playing...
Over the next few days, we hope to publish a number of brief tributes to Josh Graves from resonator guitarists whose own music was shaped in part by Josh's.
This first comes from Mike Auldridge:
Josh Graves influenced my life beyond mere words of gratitude. He changed my life. I would not be a...
Dan Hayes, Executive Director of IBMA, was just by the booth here in the exhibit hall and was talking to John when his phone rang with the bad news. Josh Graves passed away this morning here in Nashville. Uncle Josh was a major contributing force in bringing the dobro to high regard in bluegrass music....
I have never achieved fame for playing the dobro. But I shall never forget the first time I heard Josh Graves play.
In 1960 I was a nine year old kid who came in the house one saturday afternoon. About that time Josh started taking a break on a song. I don't remember the song, but I will never forget...
Here is another remembrance of Uncle Josh Graves, who passsed away last Saturday (9/30) in Nashville after a long battle with a number of serious health concerns. It is from dobroist, and Graves devotee, Randy Kohrs.
Upon hearing of Uncle Josh Graves' passing just two hours earlier as I was walking...
Here is another remembrance of Uncle Josh Graves, who passed away last Saturday in Nashville. This one is from Andy Hall, dobro player with The Infamous Stringdusters.
His influence on me, and all Dobro players can't be overstated.
I've spent many hours pouring over his songs, listening to every...
We just received word concerning the funeral arrangements for Uncle Josh Graves.
The funeral will be held at the Madison Funeral Home in Madison, TN. The visitation is today, October 2 from 2-8 pm and tomorrow from 10 am to 1 pm. The funeral is tomorrow, October 3, at 1 pm.
You can send cards and...
Anyone heading to Nashville for the SPBGMA convention this weekend might want to catch a special benefit show on Thursday night. The show is the McReynolds Memorial Bluegrass Music Spectacular and will be held on Thursday February 2 at The Gallatin Civic Center in Gallatin, TN. Proceeds from the concert...
Josh Williams unveiled his new band last Saturday at The Station Inn in Nashville. It was their first public performance, and a good many of Nashville's bluegrass folks were on hand.
Among them was veteran songwriter and bluegrass entrepreneur Tom T. Hall, who shared a few words about the show on...
We recently told you about The Bluegrass Painter and his work in and around bluegrass music. I liked the idea of artists who represent the music in their work and thought I'd share with you another wonderful artist in the world of bluegrass.
Adam Carlos is a Tennessee native who grew up in an artistic...
This afternoon, I had a lovely chat with Lynn Morris and Marshall Wilborn. Longtime bluegrass fans are well familiar with Lynn’s many years as a performer, bandleader and friend to our music, and we all felt a great loss when she suffered a stroke in Match of 2003, keeping her off the road and out [...]
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