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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]
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 ...
In 1953, the band signed with Blue Ridge Records and began playing traditional bluegrass. [3] They soon appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree radio barn dance show on AM station WWVA . Clifton published a songbook in 1955 called 150 Old Time Folk and Gospel Songs, which soon became one of the most influential songbooks of its time.
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 ...
He appeared as a member of "Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys" in 2003. The next year, he performed with "Hazel Creek". In 2004, he celebrated 50 years at the Grand Ole Opry. Bobby Hicks is a 10 time Grammy winner. His discography includes over 10 albums. [1] Hicks died from complications of heart disease on August 16, 2024, at the age of ...
Larry Prentis Rice (April 24, 1949 – May 13, 2006) was an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, and band leader in the bluegrass tradition. He is known for his solo albums and for his unique syncopated mandolin picking style.
Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene.The New York Times described Auldridge as "one of the most distinctive dobro players in the history of country and bluegrass music while widening its popularity among urban audiences". [1]
Charles Wilburn Trent was born on February 17, 1938. [2] Trent was performing on radio stations WORD and WSPA in Spartanburg by age 11. [2] He traveled to California and Texas, finally arriving in Nashville in 1959 where he joined the Bill Carlisle Show and first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.