John Edwards memorial collection, 1948-1968.

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John Edwards memorial collection, 1948-1968.

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Recordings of George D. Hay emceeing the Grand Ole Opry on an early 1950s radio program featuring bluegrass and country stars such as Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, and others; interviews with Jack Dunigan of Jamestown, N.Y., in 1967 and J.E. Mainer in 1968; and recordings of Bryant and Catherine Wilson singing gospel songs in 1949 and 1968. George Hay founded the Grand Ole Opry on WSM radio from Nashville. Roy Acuff (1903- ), Anglo-American early country star, began recording in the 1930s. J.E. Mainer, Anglo-American traditional fiddler, began recording with his Crazy Moutaineers in the 1930s. Bill Monroe, Anglo-American guitarist and mandolin player, is generally credited with the creation of the bluegrass style. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Anglo- American bluegrass guitar and banjo players, helped to popularize bluegrass in the 1950s.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996

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Bill Monroe (1911-1984), Anglo-American mandolin player, singer, and songwriter known as the "Father of Bluegrass", from Rosine, Ky.; and his band, the Blue Grass Boys, featuring banjo player Earl Scruggs of Flint Hill, N.C. From the description of John Edwards memorial collection, 1940s. WorldCat record id: 27189199 Pioneer bluegrass performer. Born September 13, 1911. Died September 9, 1996. Full name: William Smith Monroe. Career active 1920s-1990s. Known as the Father of...

Acuff, Roy, 1903-1992

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Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952, Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. You booked him and you didn't worry about crowds. For drawing power in the South, i...

Mainer, J. E. (Joseph E.), 1898-1971

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Scruggs, Earl

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Influential banjo player and bluegrass pioneer. Born January 6, 1924. Full name: Earl Eugene Scruggs. Important musical innovator, his thumb-and-two-finger banjo picking style became an essential building block of bluegrass. Member, Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1945-1948. Performed as Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, 1948-1969. In 1969 he formed the Earl Scruggs Revue with his sons. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

Flatt, Lester, 1914-1979

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Bluegrass musician. Born June 14, 1914. Died May 11, 1979. Full name: Lester Raymond Flatt. Guitarist and lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1945-early 1948. In 1948 teamed with Earl Scruggs to form the Foggy Mountain Boys. In 1969 ended his professional association with Earl Scruggs and formed Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with L...

Wilson, Bryant

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Wilson, Catherine

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Dunigan, Jack, 1909-1993

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WSM (Radio station : Nashville, Tenn.)

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Hay, G. E. (George Edward), 1914-

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