Joe "Snuffy" Smith of King fixed banjos and guitars for top musicians in the country

When some of the top country and bluegrass musicians in the country needed emergency repairs made to their instruments, they paid a visit to Joe "Snuffy" Smith's workshop in King in the shadow of the Sauratown Mountains.

Old guitars swapped for cash at Raleigh event

This week, hundreds of pickers will fish a dusty Gibson out of the attic, fetch an old Gretsch from the closet or slide an antique Fender out from under the bed - discarding rock-star dreams for quick cash.

Lady Antebellum Celebrate Two No. 1's at Nashville Party

Adjectives metastasized and plaque-makers dreamed of vacation homes in the Caymans as Nashville's music insiders gathered Monday afternoon (Jan. 23) to toast Lady Antebellum 's recent No. 1 songs during a party at the third floor Phoenix Room of the Bound'ry restaurant near Nashville's Music Row.