Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Beebom

6 Ways You Can Get String in Minecraft

You can get string in Minecraft by killing spiders, striders, and cats. Your tamed cat can also bring you string as a gift. You also get string in various loot chests around the world and by breaking ...
CBS News

Brown v. Board of Education: Ending the "separate but equal" doctrine

In 1892, a mixed-race shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy was arrested for riding in a "Whites-only" railcar. Four years later in Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his arrest ...
Game Rant

What Does Spider Strings Do in Silksong

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...
NPR

After losing his mother to an overdose, musician Billy Strings plays to honor her

Singer-songwriter Billy Strings says his guitar has been his best friend for as long as he can remember. "I slept with my guitar when I was 4 or 5 years old," he says. "I'd put it right under the ...
inforum

Bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings' star continues to rise ahead of Fargo show

FARGO — Billy Strings may not exactly be a household name, but in homes tuned into bluegrass he certainly is. The 32-year-old returns to Fargo-Moorhead on Tuesday and is close to selling out the ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Reveals His Mother, Debra Apostal, Has Died

Bluegrass and Americana star Billy Strings invited his Lexington, Ky. crowd to join him in mourning the death of his mother, Debra Apostal, on Friday night (June 20.) Apostal died the day prior, on ...
Lansing State Journal

Billy Strings' mother, Debra Apostol, dies hours after son played show back in Michigan

Correction: Billy Strings' mother is Debra Apostol. Her name was misspelled in an earlier version. LANSING - Debra Apostol, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Billy Strings review: Bluegrass artist honors late mother in moving Rupp concert

Billy Strings honored his late mother during an introspective Rupp Arena concert. The setlist blended original songs with gospel, bluegrass, and rock covers. Strings balanced emotional tribute with ...
MLive

Billy Strings returns home for special one mic performance at first fest he ever attended

EATON COUNTY, MI — Billy Strings could have played anything and the small crowd at Michigan’s longest-running bluegrass festival on Thursday night would have eaten it up. But what he did play, and ...