 The most famous bands in the American bluegrass scene that performed in Güglingen were The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Country Gazette, The Tony Rice Unit, Laurie Lewis & Grant Street and Tim O'Brien & the O'Boys.The Güglingen Bluegrass Festival took place for the last time in 2001 – not because of a lack of audience response, but because of organizational problems.In 2003, Bluegrass and country music expert Walter Fuchs, the former mayor of the city of Bühl Hans Striebel, the city manager of the culture department Hans Störk, and Rüdiger Schmitt from the cabaret „Schütte-Keller” launched the International Bühler Bluegrass Festival after one year of preparation.