My Bluegrass Story featuring Rhonda Vincent | FULL EPISODE

My Bluegrass Story featuring Rhonda Vincent, the “All-American Bluegrass Girl,” share her fascinating journey, from learning to play the mandolin on short-notice at the age of eight to membership in the Grand Ole Opry.

[@jfinester]

Rhonda is indeed the Queen of Bluegrass. I’m fortunate that I got to play with her when we were both a lot younger. It was 1981, and I was playing lead guitar in a band called Jerry Graham and Cowboy Country, from Sedalia, MO. Jerry knew the Vincents, and he asked Rhonda and her dad, Johnny, (RIP, Johnny!) to join our band. Rhonda played mandolin and fiddle, sang mostly backup vocals, and Johnny played 5-string banjo. Rhonda was dynamite even then-I think she was something like 17, and I remember thinking, “This girl is going places!” Rhonda and Johnny left us after about a month, to play acoustic, and I left the band later that year and made my way back to California. I lost track of Rhonda for a few years, and one night I was playing a gig at a club in Modesto, and as we were packing up our gear, the club’s DJ put on a record that made me take notice. I couldn’t recognize the voice, although it sounded familiar, and I asked the DJ who it was. He said, “That’s a new artist named Rhonda Vincent!” You could have knocked me over with a feather. I came out of that DJ booth practically jumping up and down, and shouting, “I used to play with that girl! I knew she was going to make it one day!” The rest of the band was looking at me like I’d lost my mind. I went right out the next day and got the album. I’m glad to see that she’s doing so well! You go, girl!!

[@HootNightowl]

From a fellow.Missourian, good for you Rhonda. You've worked hard & earned it.

[@glenhenning9261]

She's also amazingly gracious, she'll often turn to other members while they are "soloing", and give them her complete attention and smiles, just don't see that so much anywhere else.

[@charliewoot22]

These videos are awesome, hopefully you can keep adding more and more cause I already watched several in a row 😂.

[@davidhensley76]

Rhonda and the boys are normal folks who just happen to be the best in the world at what they do.

[@georgedrake6812]

Love Rhonda such an awesome woman ,she is the Queen

[@paultew579]

What a fantastic story thanks for sharing... And what a red hot band ,they are really smokin

[@donaldfair4259]

Great story young lady ❤

[@davidkiser6946]

Saw Rhonda last year with my brother-in-law musician Gary Jay Hoffman. My father is from the Clinch Mountains. We were like 2 little boys in a candy store.

[@pr.tobiastahvanainen9234]

You do Rhonda! 🎻🪕

[@lindamichael7903]

Good stuff

[@davidsanders6647]

Go Rhonda

[@skintback8211]

Gonna see her in a few Outside Shelby Forest State Park. Shelby County Tn !!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Awesome, love Rhonda!

[@mikerozic7225]

Saw her bus leaving ohio headed to WV

[@SFLET-up9ll]

If she is queen of Bluegrass, What does that make Alison Krauss? Goddess.

[@sueb1337]

Princess? When Rhonda left her family band they hired a young girl from Illinois to take her place. That was Alison Krauss. Rhonda’s been at it for a while longer then Alison and stuck to more traditional country and bluegrass then Alison has( at least in the last 15 years). LOVE Alison, but I think she would also agree that RV deserves the title. 😊

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[@fedelarchuleta5983]

Rhonda Vincent. The. Queen of. Bluegrass. ❤️,She. Has. BeautifuL. Songs. Beautiful Voice ❤️❤️ She. Is. So. Beautiful and. So. Gorgeos. ❤️ She. So precious and so gorgeous and so beautiful. Lady ❤️ I love your beautiful. Music and She Has. Beautiful. Voice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ She is so beautiful ❤️ I. Love you. Rhonda. Your big Fan 🌞 FEDEL ARCHULETA ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️