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The Mountain City Fiddlers Convention was held in the East Tennessee town of Mountain City, in May 1925. [1] The gathering was attended by many acclaimed Appalachian musicians , and pioneers of bluegrass and country music , such as G. B. Grayson , Charlie Bowman , and Al Hopkins .
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This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the fiddle. Alphabetical by last name
Baker was born in Burdine, Kentucky [3] and learned the fiddle by accompanying his father, also a fiddler. Early on, he was influenced by the swing fiddler Marion Sumner, as well as Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli.
Each fiddler plays a set (or 'round') of three tunes, which must include a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice, which can neither be a waltz nor a hoedown. The fiddlers with the highest scores move on to the next round of competition. The number of fiddlers that get to play in each round is decided before the contest starts.
Warren was born in Lyles, Tennessee to a father who played guitar and banjo, and a mother who played clawhammer banjo. [3]Warren's fiddling style was heavily influenced by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, with whom he played extensively offstage.
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams (February 22, 1908 – April 25, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and guitarist who recorded and performed into his 90s. He was the first guitarist to record with Count Basie and the first musician to be inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.