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Encyclopedia > List of bluegrass musicians

This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians.


See also: Bluegrass music, Country music, and List of country music performers. Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music which has its own roots in Irish, African, Scottish and English traditional music. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This is an alphabetical list of country music performers. ...


Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


A

The Abrams Brothers are an upcoming, Canadian based, bluegrass/gospel music group who have toured parts of Canada and the United States, as well as, in 2006 toured Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. ... David Akeman (June 17, 1915 - November 11, 1973) was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw. ... Mike Auldridge is widely acknowledged as a premier resophonic guitar player. ...

B

Norman Blake (March 10, 1938- ) is an American folk instrumentalist, singer, and composer. ... Blue Highway is an American contemporary bluegrass band. ... Blue Moon Rising may refer to: Blue Moon Rising, a song by Gomez from their 1999 album Liquid Skin Blue Moon Rising, a bluegrass band Blue Moon Rising, a book by Simon Green Category: ... David Bromberg David Bromberg (b. ... Sam Bush Sam Bush (b. ...

C

Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Mike Compton (born September 18, 1970) is a former NFL guard who played twelve seasons in the NFL from 1993-2004. ... The Country Gentlemen are a bluegrass band originating in the area of Washington, DC, United States. ... John Cowan is a vocalist and bass player. ... James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player best known as J. D. Crowe. ...

D

Hazel Dickens Hazel Dickens (June 1, 1935, Mercer County, West Virginia) is an American bluegrass singer. ... Dillards is also a department store chain in the United States. ... Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American virtuoso Dobro player. ... Druhá Tráva (Second Grass in Czech) is a bluegrass band from the Czech Republic, formed in 1991 by Robert Křesťan. ... John Duffey (March 4th, 1934 - December 10th, 1996) was a bluegrass music innovator and musician. ...

E

Judith Edelman (born on November 11, 1964 in Manhattan) is a contemporary American bluegrass/folk musician. ...

F

Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. ... Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American virtuoso banjo player. ... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential bluegrass band performing and recording the 1950s and 1960s. ... Tony Furtado is an award-winning banjo picker and slide guitar player of Portuguese and Italian heritage who was born in Pleasanton, California. ...

G

Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band Grateful Dead. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1983 album cover The Gibson Brothers are a France-based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s and are best known for their hit Cuba. The three brothers, Chris (lead vocals, percussion), Patrick (vocals, drums) and Alex (vocals, keyboards) were born on... Josh Graves American bluegrass musician. ... The Greenbriar Boys were a seminal northern bluegrass music group who first got together in jam sessions in New Yorks Washington Square Park. ... Some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article [[{{{1}}}]] may not be sufficiently well-known to merit articles of their own. ... David Grisman David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is a noted bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. ...

H

  • Andy Hall
  • Bill Hall (Rhode Island)
  • Brad Harper
  • Bill Harrell
  • John Hartford
  • John Herald
  • Bobby Hicks
  • High Country
  • Donna Hughes
  • Jim Hurst

John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937– June 4, 2001) was an American bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics and unique vocal style. ... John Herald John Herald (September 6, 1939 - July 18, 2005) was an American folk and bluegrass songwriter, solo and studio musician, and one-time member of The Greenbriar Boys trio. ...

I

Rob Ickes is a dobro player in the contemporary bluegrass band Blue Highway. ...

J

Jesse Lester McReynolds, (Born July 9, 1929, in Coeburn, Virginia). ...

K

Kokomo Bros were a progressive bluegrass band based in central Indiana from 1975 to 1979. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois)[1] is an American bluegrass/country singer and fiddle player. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

L

Bernard Leadon (born July 19, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician, best known as a founding member of the country rock band the Eagles. ... Doyle Lawson was born on April 20, 1944 in Ford Town, a part of Sullivan County, near Kingsport, TN, to Leonard and Minnie Lawson. ... Laurie Lewis (born September 28, 1950 in Long Beach, California), is an American bluegrass musician. ... Claire Lynch is a renowned American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and session vocalist who joined her first band, then called Hickory Wind, in 1973. ...

M

Benny Edward Martin (May 8, 1928 - March 13, 2001), was an American bluegrass fiddler who invented the 8-string fiddle. ... Bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin Jimmy Martin (August 10, 1927 – May 14, 2005) was an American bluegrass musician, known as the King of Bluegrass. Born James H. Martin in Sneedville, Tennessee, beginning in 1949 Martin was lead vocalist for Bill Monroes Bluegrass Boys,. Martins high voice mixed with Monroe... Del McCoury Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville, North Carolina) is an American bluegrass musician. ... Jesse Lester McReynolds, (Born July 9, 1929, in Coeburn, Virginia). ... Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is a prominent contemporary bassist. ... Bill Monroe Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for his home state of Kentucky. ... Bill Monroe For the NBC newsman, see Bill Monroe (journalist). ... Bob Montgomery, born May 12, 1937 in Lampasas, Texas is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer/publisher. ... Mountain Heart is an American bluegrass music band. ... Muleskinner was an American bluegrass band, consisting of Clarence White (guitar, vocals), Peter Rowan (guitar/vocals), Bill Keith, Richard Greene (fiddle) and David Grisman (mandolin). ...

N

The Nashville Grass were a bluegrass band founded by Lester Flatt in 1969, after the end of his partnership with Earl Scruggs. ... New Grass Revival is a great bluegras band. ... The New South is a bluegrass band formed around 1973 by banjo player J. D. Crowe. ...

O

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P

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. ... Bassist Todd Phillips has worked with a wide variety of acoustic musicians, including David Grisman, Stephane Grappelli, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien and Paul McCandless. ...

Q

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R

The Reverend Don Wayne Reno is a banjo player who created his own playing technique. ... Tony Rice Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951 in Danville, Virginia) is an influential bluegrass guitarist. ... Peter Rowan Peter Rowan (b. ...

S

Earl Scruggs performing at The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 12th, 2005 Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. ... The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland out of the weekly jam sessions in the basement of banjo player Ben Eldridge. ... Ricky Skaggs, April 1988 Ricky Skaggs1st off Skaggs was known to hate everyone he met. ... Arthur Smith (born April 1, 1921 in Clinton, South Carolina) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Johnny Staats is a bluegrass mandolin, guitar and violin player, born and raised in West Virginia. ... Carter and Ralph Stanley The Stanley Brothers (Carter Stanley, 1925-1966, and Ralph Stanley, born 1927) - American bluegrass musicians. ... Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley (born in 25 February 1927) is an American bluegrass musician. ... Andy Statman is a noted Klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist. ...

T

It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Chris Thile & the How To Grow A Band, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Dan Tyminski is a bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. ...

V

Jim Van Cleve, born October 12, 1978 is an American fiddle player. ... Rhonda Vincent on the cover of her album Ragin Live Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass singer and an accomplished mandolin, guitar and fiddle player. ...

W

Charlie Waller (January 19, 1935 – August 18, 2004) was the lead singer and guitarist for the legendary bluegrass United States and internationally. ... Doc Watson Merle Watson, c. ... Eric Weissberg (born 18 August 1939) is an American banjo player, best known for the theme from Deliverance. ... Clarence White (June 7, 1944 - July 14, 1973) was a guitar player for The Byrds and the Kentucky Colonels. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Wildfire is a bluegrass music band consisting of 5 distinct country driven men who were all leaders amongst their christian faith organizations. ... David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT (born February 14, 1935) was the second to last Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). ... Nat Winston is an American psychiatrist, Tennessees former commissioner of mental health, and a former candidate for Governor of Tennessee. ... Malcolm B. Wiseman (born May 23, 1925 in Waynesboro, Virginia) is a bluegrass singer. ... Gene Wooten (born in Franklinton, NC, died November 07, 2001 in Nashville, TN) was an American dobro player and multi-instrumentalist. ...

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