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Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or recording bluegrass band and meeting Wikipedia's notability criteria for bands, or a Wikipedia article confirming its notability. For individual musicians, see the List of bluegrass musicians.
Cleo Davis (March 9, 1919 – July 17, 1986) was an American musician from Georgia who gained prominence as "the original Blue Grass Boy". The creator of the "Blue Grass Boys" was Bill Monroe, also known as The Father of Bluegrass. Davis' performing career spanned 48 years as a singer and instrumentalist, and greatly influenced the bluegrass ...
They played with their backing band, The Virginia Boys, [1] consisting of a five-string banjo, fiddle, and bass player. The Virginia Boys have included musicians such as fiddler Vassar Clements , banjo player Allen Shelton , Mike Scott, Vic Jordan, Bobby Thompson, Carl Jackson , fiddler Jimmy Buchanan, Glen Duncan, Jesse's oldest son, the late ...
2000 - Clear Blue; 2001 - Bearfoot Bluegrass; 2002 - South Austin Jug Band; 2003 - Hit & Run Bluegrass; 2004 - Burnett Family Bluegrass Band; 2005 - The Badly Bent; 2006 - Greensky Bluegrass; 2007 - Spring Creek Bluegrass Band; 2008 - Blue Canyon Boys; 2009 - The Hillbenders; 2010 - Nora Jane Struthers & the Bootleggers; 2011 - Run Boy Run ...
Carter Stanley joined the Blue Grass Boys as guitarist for a short time in 1951 during a period when The Stanley Brothers had temporarily disbanded. On January 16, 1953, Monroe was critically injured in a two-car wreck. [1] He and "Bluegrass Boys" bass player, Bessie Lee Mauldin, were returning home from a fox hunt north of Nashville. On ...
Larry Richardson (August 9, 1927- June 17, 2007) [1] was an American bluegrass and old time banjoist and guitarist from Galax, Virginia. [2] He is known for his work with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys, and the Blue Ridge Boys.
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In 1948, Reno became a member of the Blue Grass Boys. Two years later, with Red Smiley , he formed Reno and Smiley and the Tennessee Cutups, a partnership that lasted fourteen years. Among their hits were "I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map", "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" and "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die". [ 9 ]