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Encyclopedia > Norman Blake

Norman Blake is a singer-songwriter in the Glasgow band Teenage Fanclub. Blake has also contributed to records by the Reindeer Section and the Pastels, and was previously a member of the Boy Hairdressers and the BMX Bandits. In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to make music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition to songs, or both. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Teenage Fanclub is a British pop-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1989. ... The Reindeer Section class photograph released for the second album in 2002 The Reindeer Section is a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. ... BMX Bandits is the name of a Scottish 1960s influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day. ...


Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938) is a multi-instrumentalist-songwriter who has played in a number of folk and bluegrass groups. He is best known for his work with Tony Rice, John Hartford, and his wife Nancy Blake. He is also listed in the credits of the Bob Dylan album “Nashville Skyline” and the Johnny Cash album “Orange Blossom Special”. He has written songs that have become bluegrass standards like Ginseng Sullivan from “Back Home in Sulphur Springs”. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition to songs, or both. ... Tony Rice Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951 in Danville, Virginia) is an influential bluegrass guitarist. ... John Hartford shortly before his death in 2001 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. ... Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is a highly influential American songwriter, musician, and poet. ... Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential singer and songwriter. ...


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Norman Blake quit school at age 16 to play mandolin in a band, and music has been the focus of his life ever since.
At that time, Norman was drafted and stationed in the Panama Canal as a radio operator.
All Norman Blake fans know that when he chooses to Norman can certainly play very fast, he can play all over the neck, and he can play fiddle tunes and bluegrass with the best of them.
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