JEMC Bluegrass Collection, 1954-1965.

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JEMC Bluegrass Collection, 1954-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27189105

Recordings of live concerts, radio shows, and dubs of commercial recordings of Red Allen and the Osborne Brothers; Jim and Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys; Jimmy Martin, Red Allen, and Frank Wakefield; the Stanley Brothers, Don Reno, Red Smiley (1925-1972), Bill Monroe (1911- ) and his Blue Grass Boys, and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys; the Kentucky Colonels; Charlie Moore and band; Earl Taylor (1934- ) and the Stoney Mountain Boys.

49 sound recordings.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7240956

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Wakefield, Frank

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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. ...

Moore, Charlie, 1970-

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McReynolds, Jesse

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Taylor, Earl, 1934-

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Smiley, Red, 1925-1972

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McReynolds, Jim

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Stanley Brothers

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Virginia Boys

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Kentucky Colonels.

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Reno, Don

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Foggy Mountain Boys

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Osborne brothers

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Martin, Jimmy, 1927-2005

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Bluegrass performer. Born August 10, 1927. Full name: James Henry Martin. Guitarist and lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, 1949-1954. Successful performer, songwriter, and recording artist. His recording credits include the bluegrass standards "Rock Hearts," "Sophronie," "Hold Whatcha Got," "Widow Maker," and "The Sunny Side of the Mountain." Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. From the description of Oral history interview with Jimmy Martin; 1993 Decembe...

Allen, Red, 1930-1993

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Stony Mountain Boys

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Jim and Jesse

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Blue Grass Boys

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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...