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Hicks was born in Newton, North Carolina, and learned to play the fiddle before he was 9 years old. He attended several fiddlers conventions and at the age of eleven, he won the "North Carolina State Championship" playing the tune "Black Mountain Rag". He joined Jim Eanes's band in the early 1950s.
Black Mountain Rag is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2006.It contains songs taken from albums that Doc and Merle recorded on the Flying Fish label in the 1980s.
John McEuen's banjo and electric fiddle displayed alongside a copy of Will the Circle Be Unbroken at the Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix).. The album's title comes from a song by Ada R. Habershon (re-arranged by A. P. Carter) and reflects how the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was trying to tie together two generations of musicians.
15th Annual Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest – featuring various artists – 1975 – on fiddle playing the "Cotton Patch Rag", and "Black Mountain". Bluegrass Cardinals – Bluegrass Cardinals – 1976 – on fiddle – playing on all tracks. Rusty Old Halo – Hoyt Axton – 1979 – on fiddle and harmonica – playing on all tracks.
The fiddle may be re-tuned in any number of ways in these musical idioms, but there are two common re-tunings. While the standard tuning for open strings of the violin is GDAE—with the G being the tuning of the lowest-pitched string and the E being the tuning for the highest-pitched string—fiddlers playing tunes in the key of D major ...
Doug grew up surrounded by Cajun fiddle and accordion music. After teaching his brother, Rusty, to play guitar, he formed a band, the Continental Playboys, with Rusty and older brother Nelson "Peewee" Kershaw in 1948. [4] With the departure of Peewee from the group, in the early 1950s, Rusty and Doug continued to perform as a duo.
Leslie Keith (March 30, 1906 – December 28, 1977) was an American bluegrass musician. Born in Pulaski County in Virginia, [1] he was known as a formidable fiddler who won many contests, [2] Keith once played with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, as well as The Stanley Brothers.
Chet Atkins' discography is large and diverse.Not only did he release principal studio albums as a solo artist, he was a prolific and much sought-after collaborator. He also played as a sideman on many more.