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The Petersen children grew up playing music together and were first heard in 2003 at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Later, the band was formed and held their first performance in 2005 at the First Christian Church of Mountain Grove, Missouri, [2] their mother's hometown church.
Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944, in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, singer-songwriter, and actor who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands.
The Dillards are notable for being among the first bluegrass groups to have electrified their instruments in the mid-1960s. [8] They are considered to be pioneers of country rock and progressive bluegrass. [1] They are known to have directly or indirectly influenced artists such as the Eagles, the Byrds, and Elton John. [9]
A scene from the Billy Strings show Dec. 12 at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. At 36 minutes came the first true break in the music, with a warm "thank you" greeting from the 31-year-old ...
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.
Wilmington family band MariBella & The Pigkickers playing at Live in Ted's on Castle Street. From left, Isabella, 19; AnnMari, 18; Pete, 13; and Christopher, 11.
Andy Griffith's manager Dick Linke arranged an audition for the Dillards to play the part of a musical backwoods family on The Andy Griffith Show. [3] Along with Denver Pyle and Margaret Ann Peterson, they were the Darlings of Mayberry from 1963 to 1966. [1] Doug was given the name of Jebbin Darling.
The deaths of the Bee Gees' original drummer Colin 'Smiley' Petersen and disco-era drummer Dennis Bryon are ... (Barry Gibb, 78, is the only surviving family member; Maurice Gibb died in 2003 at ...