bluegrass music artists
125 published bluegrass music artists, led by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson and Tyler Childers. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
125 published bluegrass music artists; 788 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 9 tier 2 · 116 tier 3
- 125
- Release groups
- 2,005
- Studio albums
- 846
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 788
- Timeline events
- 1,175
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 45.6M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 42.9 years
- Full biographies
- 92
- Biography words
- 189,769
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (19 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 9 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 5 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most bluegrass music artists. United States leads with 115.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with bluegrass music. The most shared is country music, with 38 artists in both.
Covers from bluegrass music
788 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables
Dolly Parton · 2024
Rockstar
Dolly Parton · 2023
Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton · 2022
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Dolly Parton · 2020
I Believe in You
Dolly Parton · 2017
Pure & Simple
Dolly Parton · 2016
Trio: Farther Along
Dolly Parton · 2016
Blue Smoke
Dolly Parton · 2014
Better Day
Dolly Parton · 2011
Backwoods Barbie
Dolly Parton · 2008
Those Were the Days
Dolly Parton · 2005
For God and Country
Dolly Parton · 2003
Leaders
Dolly Parton has the most release groups (300); The Stanley Brothers the longest career (75 years); Dolly Parton the most awards (56).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | 300 |
| The Stanley Brothers | 155 |
| Ralph Stanley | 100 |
| Jerry Reed | 88 |
| Tom T. Hall | 81 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| The Stanley Brothers | 75 |
| Bill Monroe | 72 |
| Jerry Reed | 70 |
| Dolly Parton | 66 |
| Earl Scruggs | 62 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | 56 |
| Alan Jackson | 18 |
| Steve Martin | 16 |
| Emmylou Harris | 16 |
| Øystein Sunde | 12 |
Most famous bluegrass music artists
Dolly Parton
United States · Person · born 1946
pop music, country music, gospel music, folk music, country pop, ballad, bluegrass music
25.3M listeners · 122 wikis
Alan Jackson
United States · Person · born 1958
country music, gospel music, neotraditional country, bluegrass music
9.5M listeners · 31 wikis
Tyler Childers
United States · Person · born 1991
country music, folk music, neotraditional country, bluegrass music
10.8M listeners · 13 wikis
Steve Martin
United States · Person · born 1945
bluegrass music
63 wikis
Emmylou Harris
United States · Person · born 1947
country music, gospel music, folk music, Americana, world music, bluegrass music, alternative country
44 wikis
Jerry Garcia
United States · Person · born 1942
blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, bluegrass music
41 wikis
Bill Monroe
United States · Person · born 1911
bluegrass music
32 wikis
Earl Scruggs
United States · Person · born 1924
bluegrass music
28 wikis
The Common Linnets
Netherlands · Group · 2013–present
country music, bluegrass music
37 wikis
Doc Watson
United States · Person · born 1923
country music, gospel music, blues, folk music, bluegrass music
26 wikis
Vince Gill
United States · Person · born 1957
country music, country pop, blue-eyed soul, bluegrass music, Southern rock
25 wikis
Robert Hunter
United States · Person · born 1941
rock and roll, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, country rock, alternative hip-hop, bluegrass music
20 wikis
More bluegrass music artists
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Ricky Skaggs
United States · Person · born 1954
country music, bluegrass music, Christian music
19 wikis · Tier 3
Charlie Daniels
United States · Person · born 1936
rock music, country music, gospel music, blues, bluegrass music, Southern rock
28 wikis · Tier 3
Jerry Reed
United States · Person · born 1937
pop music, rock and roll, rockabilly, country music, country rock, folk music, country pop, outlaw country, bluegrass music, swamp rock, truck-driving country
28 wikis · Tier 3
Ronnie Hawkins
United States · Person · born 1935
rock music, rockabilly, country music, rhythm and blues, bluegrass music
27 wikis · Tier 3
Marty Stuart
United States · Person · born 1958
country music, bluegrass music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Clarence White
United States · Person · born 1944
rock music, country rock, bluegrass music
22 wikis · Tier 3
Ralph Stanley
United States · Person · born 1927
bluegrass music, old-time music
21 wikis · Tier 3
Béla Fleck
United States · Person · born 1958
jazz, bluegrass music
20 wikis · Tier 3
Lonnie Mack
United States · Person · born 1941
blues rock, rockabilly, country music, gospel music, blues, blue-eyed soul, bluegrass music
18 wikis · Tier 3
David Grisman
United States · Person · born 1945
traditional folk music, bluegrass music
17 wikis · Tier 2
Tom T. Hall
United States · Person · born 1936
country music, folk music, bluegrass music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Tony Rice
United States · Person · born 1951
country music, jazz, folk music, Americana, bluegrass music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Sam Bush
United States · Person · born 1952
world music, bluegrass music
16 wikis · Tier 3
John Hartford
United States · Person · born 1937
bluegrass music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Chris Thile
United States · Person · born 1981
bluegrass music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Nickel Creek
United States · Group · 1989–present
country music, bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
David Rawlings
United States · Person · born 1969
bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Sara Watkins
United States · Person · born 1981
folk music, bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Edgar Meyer
United States · Person · born 1960
bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Dan Tyminski
United States · Person · born 1967
bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
John Butler
United States · Person · born 1975
bluegrass music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Punch Brothers
United States · Group · 2006–present
country music, bluegrass music
12 wikis · Tier 3
David Bromberg
United States · Person · born 1945
blues, bluegrass music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Sara Carter
United States · Person · born 1898
country music, folk music, bluegrass music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Old Crow Medicine Show
United States · Group · 1998–present
country music, folk music, bluegrass music, alternative country, old-time music
11 wikis · Tier 3
The Stanley Brothers
United States · Group · 1946–present
bluegrass music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Mac Wiseman
United States · Person · born 1925
country music, bluegrass music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Alison Brown
United States · Person · born 1962
country music, blues, jazz, bluegrass music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Del McCoury
United States · Person · born 1939
bluegrass music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Papa John Creach
United States · Person · born 1917
blues, bluegrass music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Vassar Clements
United States · Person · born 1928
bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Hugo
Thailand · Person · born 1981
country music, bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Pokey LaFarge
France · Person · born 1983
country music, bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Hazel Dickens
United States · Person · born 1935
bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Darol Anger
United States · Person · born 1953
new age music, bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
J. D. Crowe
United States · Person · born 1937
bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Don Reno
United States · Person · born 1927
bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Sierra Ferrell
United States · Person · born 1988
soul, folk music, bluegrass music, Gypsy jazz
8 wikis · Tier 3
Øystein Sunde
Norway · Person · born 1947
bluegrass music, vispop
8 wikis · Tier 3
Ron Block
United States · Person · born 1964
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
The Cox Family
United States · Group · 1976–present
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Joey + Rory
United States · Group · 2008–2016
country music, bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Doyle Lawson
United States · Person · born 1944
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Sean Watkins
United States · Person · born 1977
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Byron Berline
United States · Person · born 1944
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
The Dillards
United States · Group · 1962–present
bluegrass music
7 wikis · Tier 3
The Devil Makes Three
United States · Group · 2002–present
bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Flatt and Scruggs
United States · Group · 1948–1969
country music, bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
The String Cheese Incident
United States · Group · 1993–present
bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Tony Trischka
United States · Person · born 1949
bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Willie Watson
United States · Person · born 1979
pop rock, folk music, bluegrass music, alternative country, old-time music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Ann Marie Calhoun
United States · Person · born 1980
pop music, classical music, bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
John Cowan
United States · Person · born 1952
bluegrass music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Del McCoury Band
United States · Group · 1967–present
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Jimmy Gaudreau
United States · Person · born 1946
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Rob Ickes
United States · Person · born 1967
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
John Herald
United States · Person · born 1939
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Dan Crary
United States · Person · born 1939
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Brennan Gilmore
United States · Person · born 1979
rock music, alternative rock, bluegrass music, alternative country
5 wikis · Tier 3
Kentucky Thunder
United States · Group · 1997–present
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Todd Phillips
United States · Person · born 1953
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Charlie Waller
United States · Person · born 1935
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Roland White
United States · Person · born 1938
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Carl Jackson
United States · Person · born 1953
bluegrass music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Crooked Still
United States · Group · 2001–present
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Robbie Fulks
United States · Person · born 1963
bluegrass music, alternative country
4 wikis · Tier 3
Corb Lund
Canada · Person · born 1995
country music, folk music, bluegrass music, Western music, independent music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Osborne Brothers
United States · Group · 1953–present
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Trampled by Turtles
United States · Group · 2004–present
bluegrass music, indie folk
4 wikis · Tier 3
Adrienne Young
United States · Person
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Old Man Luedecke
Canada · Person
folk music, indie rock, bluegrass music, alternative country, old-time music
4 wikis · Tier 3
The Wailin' Jennys
Canada · Group · 2002–present
folk music, bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Eddie Adcock
United States · Person · born 1938
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Mike Auldridge
United States · Person · born 1938
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Russ Barenberg
United States · Person · born 1950
bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Charlie Monroe
United States · Person · born 1903
country music, bluegrass music, old-time music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Missy Raines
United States · Person · born 1962
folk music, bluegrass music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Willie P. Bennett
Canada · Person · born 1951
country music, folk music, bluegrass music, alternative country
4 wikis · Tier 3
Infamous Stringdusters
United States · Group · 2007–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Nashville Bluegrass Band
United States · Group · 1984–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
New Grass Revival
United States · Group · 1971–present
country music, bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
The Seldom Scene
United States · Group · 1971–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
The SteelDrivers
United States · Group · 2005–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Uncle Earl
United States · Group · 2000–present
Americana, bluegrass music, old-time music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Union Station
United States · Group · 1987–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Red Allen
United States · Person · born 1930
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Kenny Baker
United States · Person · born 1926
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Dailey & Vincent
United States · Group · 2007–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Chris Eldridge
United States · Person · born 2000
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Danny Knicely
United States · Person · born 1975
country music, bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Mac Martin
United States · Person · born 1925
country music, bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Jesse McReynolds
United States · Person · born 1928
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Jim & Jesse
United States · Group · 1945–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Alan Munde
United States · Person · born 1946
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Leftover Salmon
United States · Group · 2007–present
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Ruby Jane Smith
United States · Person · born 1994
bluegrass music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Blue Highway
United States · Group · 1995–present
country music, bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
The Country Gentlemen
United States · Group · 1957–present
bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Court Yard Hounds
United States · Group · 2009–present
country music, bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
The Grascals
United States · Group · 2004–present
bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
The Hackensaw Boys
United States · Group · 1999–present
country music, bluegrass music, old-time music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Nothin' Fancy
United States · Group · 1994–present
country music, bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Yonder Mountain String Band
United States · Group · 1998–present
country music, bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Red Molly
United States · Group · 2004–present
bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Butch Baldassari
United States · Person · born 1952
traditional folk music, bluegrass music, art music
2 wikis · Tier 3
J. P. Cormier
Canada · Person · born 1969
bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out
United States · Group · 1991–present
bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
United States · Group
country music, bluegrass music
2 wikis · Tier 3