Bluegrass music can transport listeners with the instrumental dexterity of the players, as those acoustic guitars, banjos, fiddles, and other back-porch instruments churn away in mesmerizing fashion.

I listen to these three bluegrass songs now, and they are so good that I will keep listening to them well into my old age.

HAZARD, Ky.HAZARD, Ky. — Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne, who helped popularize the song “Rocky Top,” died early Tuesday, according to a statement from the college where he worked. He was 91. Osborne ...

HAZARD, Ky. — Bobby Osborne, the mandolin-playing bluegrass music legend who, as one half of The Osborne Brothers, helped popularize the song “Rocky Top,” died Tuesday. He was 91. The Grand Ole Opry, ...

Steve Martin extends his prolific creative legacy with his and frequent collaborator Alison Brown ’s new album, Safe, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky bluegrass legend Bobby Osbourne has died. He was 91. A post by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum on social media, said The Osbourne Brothers, made up of ...

Even those who aren’t fans of bluegrass music likely know a little about Rocky Top, Tennessee. They probably know that corn won’t grow at all on Rocky Top, because the dirt’s too rocky. By far. The ...

FILE - Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne performs with Del McCoury, not pictured, at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show, Sept. 27, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Osborne, who helped ...

HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne, who helped popularize the song "Rocky Top," died early Tuesday, according to a statement from the college where he worked. He was 91. Osborne and ...

HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A community college in eastern Kentucky says Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne has died. He was 91. Bobby Osborne and his brother Sonny made up “The Osborne Brothers,” and their ...