Del McCoury is one of bluegrass music’s great patriarchs — a living link between Bill Monroe tradition and the genre’s modern, ever-expanding frontier. With that unmistakable high-lonesome tenor, gleaming stage presence, and a band as sharp as a freshly honed blade, Del has carried Appalachian soul into new eras without losing the raw spark of where it came from. From his early days on Monroe’s stages to decades of touring with The Del McCoury Band, collaborations with Phish, Grateful Dead members, Steve Earle, and younger generations of pickers, he stands as proof that bluegrass can age like good whiskey — richer, sweeter, and stronger with time. Del McCoury doesn’t just preserve bluegrass history — he keeps it alive, evolving, dancing, and joyously unstoppable.
