A quintet around this time, the group appeared on the sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show” shortly before Mr. White was drafted into the US Army in 1961. They recorded their first album, “The New Sound of Bluegrass America” in 1962. At this point, they changed their name to Kentucky Colonels at the suggestion of guitarist …
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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Molly Tuttleher fingers move so fast that she can pocket her without breaking her stride. Despite only releasing albums for three years, the keenest ears in Americana music have been noticed. “I’ve never heard Molly Tuttle hit a single note that wasn’t completely confident,” said David Rawlings, the established music guitar …
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Still, the formation of New South was a real turning point in his career, attracting musicians with a broad sensibility who regularly passed through the band’s ranks before moving on to other projects. More notable of these was the singer. Keith WhitleyAn arrival in the late ’70s who, like Mr. Skaggs, would have had considerable …
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NASHVILLE — Banjo player and singer Sonny Osborne, who with his older brother Bobby led one of bluegrass music’s most innovative and beloved bands, died Sunday at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn. He was 83 years old. After a series of strokes, his death was confirmed by his friend and protégé Lincoln Hensley. Best known …
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The youngest of Lue and Elizabeth (Jackson) Berline’s five children, Byron Douglas Berline was born on July 6, 1944, in Caldwell, Kan., near the Oklahoma border. His father worked on a farm and played the banjo and violin at barn dances and other events. His mother, who was a housewife, played the piano. Young Byron …
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