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Jesse played the mandolin with a unique, self-invented "crosspicking" and "split-string" playing method, and Jim sang as a high tenor and played guitar. [1] They played with their backing band, The Virginia Boys, [1] consisting of a five-string banjo, fiddle, and bass player.
In 1952, Jim and Jesse signed with Capitol Records, who asked them to change their name from the "McReynolds Brothers," so they started recording under the name "Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys." [ 2 ] They recorded 20 songs for Capitol over three sessions in 1952, 1953, and 1955. [ 2 ]
Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 [1] – August 16, 2005 [2]) was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler.Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions. [3]
Jesse McReynolds also featured in several other projects, including Franks's 2012 DVD "Concert of Celebration." Franks performed as a fiddler with Jim & Jesse and their backing band, the Virginia Boys, and continued to collaborate with Jesse after Jim's death. During the 1990s, Franks made regular guest appearances on "The Jim & Jesse Show."
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Jackson's musical career began in childhood. At the age of 14 he was invited to play banjo for Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, one of the most respected bluegrass bands at that time. After five years with Jim and Jesse, Jackson tested the musical waters elsewhere before landing a job with Glen Campbell. Jackson remained in Campbell's band ...
Joseph Scallon, 68, of Iowa Falls; Jesse Ostheimer, 41, of Alden; Braden Hicks, 36, of Manson; and Owen Renaud, 19, of Alden died in the crash, according to the Madison County Coroner's Office in ...
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