Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music Cast and Crew

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Plot: Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.

Release Date: Friday, August 30 2019
5 years ago

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Cast

Bill Monroe. Bill Monroe would have been no older than 84 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 13 1911 –
Died: Mon, Sep 09 1996

Earl Scruggs. Earl Scruggs would have been no older than 88 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 06 1924 –
Died: Wed, Mar 28 2012

Lester Flatt. Lester Flatt would have been no older than 64 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Died: Fri, May 11 1979

Alison Krauss. Alison Krauss was 48 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 23 1971

Del McCoury. Del McCoury was 80 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 01 1939

Peter Rowan. Peter Rowan was 77 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 04 1942

Rhonda Vincent. Rhonda Vincent was 57 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 13 1962

Jerry Douglas. Jerry Douglas was 63 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Mon, May 28 1956

Bobby Osborne. Bobby Osborne was 87 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 07 1931

Sam Bush. Sam Bush was 67 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1952

Sierra Hull. Sierra Hull was 21 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 27 1997

Ricky Skaggs. Ricky Skaggs was 65 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1954

Laurie Lewis. Laurie Lewis was 68 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 28 1950

Jim Lauderdale. Jim Lauderdale was 62 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 11 1957

Graham Sharp. Graham Sharp was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Béla Fleck. Béla Fleck was 61 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 10 1958

Abigail Washburn. Abigail Washburn was 41 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 10 1977

Chris Thile. Chris Thile was 38 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 20 1981

Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan was 78 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, May 24 1941

Dale Ann Bradley. Dale Ann Bradley was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Alison Brown. Alison Brown was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Herself - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Wadsworth. Chris Wadsworth was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Freshgrass Foundation'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Neil V. Rosenberg. Neil V. Rosenberg was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Bluegrass Music Historian'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rex Ellis. Rex Ellis was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Smithsonian Institution'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Marian Leighton Levy. Marian Leighton Levy was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Blake Williams. Blake Williams was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joe Mullins. Joe Mullins was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Radio Broadcaster'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kelsi Robertson Harrigill. Kelsi Robertson Harrigill was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ned Luberecki. Ned Luberecki was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jon Weisberger. Jon Weisberger was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Darol Anger. Darol Anger was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Noam Pikelny. Noam Pikelny was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eugene O'Brien. Eugene O'Brien was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - European Bluegrass Music Association'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Eldridge. Chris Eldridge was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Larry Stephenson. Larry Stephenson was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Singer/Songwriter'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Raymond McLain. Raymond McLain was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ralph Stanley. Ralph Stanley would have been no older than 89 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 25 1927 –
Died: Thu, Jun 23 2016

Sonny Osborne. Sonny Osborne was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Terry Eldredge. Terry Eldredge was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Don Reno. Don Reno was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Red Smiley. Red Smiley was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Hartford. John Hartford would have been no older than 63 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 30 1937 –
Died: Mon, Jun 04 2001

Tom Smothers. Tom Smothers was 82 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 02 1937 –
Died: Tue, Dec 26 2023

Dick Smothers. Dick Smothers was 79 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 20 1939

Glen Campbell. Glen Campbell would have been no older than 81 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 22 1936 –
Died: Tue, Aug 08 2017

Steve Martin. Steve Martin was 74 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 14 1945

Jerry Garcia. Jerry Garcia would have been no older than 53 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 01 1942 –
Died: Wed, Aug 09 1995

Tony Rice. Tony Rice was 68 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 08 1951 –
Died: Fri, Dec 25 2020

John Cowan. John Cowan was 66 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 24 1953

J.D. Crowe. J.D. Crowe was 82 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 27 1937 –
Died: Fri, Dec 24 2021

Dan Tyminski. Dan Tyminski was 52 in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Grammy Award Winner'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 20 1967

Kaia Kater. Kaia Kater was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Molly Tuttle. Molly Tuttle was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Missy Raines. Missy Raines was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Self - Musician'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Nick Helton. Nick Helton was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Director, Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Matt Grimm. Matt Grimm was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Producer, Editor, Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Teresa Day. Teresa Day was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shae Hopkins. Shae Hopkins was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Linda Randulfe Marquez. Linda Randulfe Marquez was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Nancy Southgate. Nancy Southgate was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Brent Abshear. Brent Abshear was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Sound Mixer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Justin Allen. Justin Allen was >> in Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as 'Drone Pilot'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday