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Carolina's first album Carolina Blue was followed in 1995 by Carolina Moon. Then Baucom left the band to pursue his own career. In 1996, Carolina released a third album Lou Reid & Carolina and in 2010 released Blue Heartache. Christy Reid joined Carolina in 2002. She first joined as guitar player, and moved to bass in 2005. It would be five ...
Terry Baucom (October 6, 1952 – December 7, 2023) was an American bluegrass singer, banjo player, and band leader. He was nicknamed "The Duke of Drive" for his propelling banjo style. He led his band, The Dukes of Drive, and was a founding member of Boone Creek, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, and IIIrd Tyme Out. [2]
A bluegrass band is a group of musicians who play acoustic stringed instruments, typically some combination of guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro and upright bass, to perform bluegrass music. [1] Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or ...
Bessie Lee Mauldin (December 28, 1920 – February 8, 1983) [1] was an American bluegrass bassist, singer, songwriter, and a member of the bluegrass band “Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys” from 1953–1964. [2] Bessie Lee was nicknamed "The Carolina Songbird" by Bill Monroe.
Since 2012, the band has frequently collaborated with John Driskell Hopkins, founding member of the Zac Brown Band. Hopkins heard Balsam Range on bluegrass radio in 2011 and was so impressed, he immediately bought all their music. After making an immediate personal and musical connection upon meeting, they decided to join forces and record an ...
Steep Canyon Rangers is an American bluegrass band based in Asheville and Brevard, North Carolina. [1] [2] Originally formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. SCR performed as a quintet for nearly a decade before intermittent touring began as a sextet with Steve Martin; the ...
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Pruett was born on 19 August 1951, and grew up in the Osborne Farm area of Haywood County, North Carolina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He graduated from Western Carolina University with a B.S. in Geology. At 15, his musical career started at Ghost Town, a theme park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina , where he played banjo and bass for park visitors.