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OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All members of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame who can still travel will perform with their respective bands during the International Bluegrass Music Museum's Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration, September 12, 13 & 14, 2011.

CHILMARK, Mass., July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Martin, who has garnered worldwide acclaim as a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician, recently added music journalist to his resume. Martin interviews banjo player and composer Tony Ellis in the July issue of The Banjo Newsletter.

OWENSBORO, Ky., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's not every day that a musical genre is born, and certainly not one that spreads and takes hold like Bluegrass music. Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass Music," would turn 100 years old in 2011.

By Keith Lawrence, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Jun. 28--In 1962, as Rodney Dillard tells it, The Dillards decided to leave the Ozark Mountains and look for fame and fortune in either Hollywood or Nashville.