Bluegrass History

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Jan 2000 1:07 pm

Yeah, yeah, I know we don't have a lot of bluegrass fans here, and I'll probably get flamed for this...

The Baltimore "City Paper" has a real good article on the history of bluegrass in Baltimore. To read it, click HERE

John Steele (deceased) · Post by **John Steele (deceased)** » 13 Jan 2000 1:29 pm

I was always under the impression that Lester and Earl were the first bluegrassers ever presented at Carnegie Hall, but apparently by the dates, that's not correct.
Interesting.
-John

Bob Taillefer · Post by **Bob Taillefer** » 16 Jan 2000 4:01 pm

Hello Donny,
Thanks for including this article. I really enjoyed it. Having played 5 string banjo most of my teen years, bluegrass music has a very special place in my family. It's nice to get some history on a very important roots music. Regards Bob

Dayna Wills · Post by **Dayna Wills** » 16 Jan 2000 6:20 pm

Hi,
I just did a guest vocal on Rod Moag's Bluegrass album of Bob Wills music. Should be out sometime in the spring. The players are Byron Burline on fiddle, Al Munde on banjo, Richard Sharp on upright bass,and Rod Moag on guitar and mandolin. Rod is also adding other guests. Stay tuned.
The good news is that I don't live far from the Father's Day weekend of the Grass Valley Bluegrass festival. The bad news is that I am usually out of town then. One time I got to go for a few hours to interview Rose Maddox. The interview was published in the Seattle and Sacramento Western Swing newlsetters. When I learn how how to run my web page, I'll include that interview. Rose was really something. Some of her biggest selling albums were her Bluegrass albums.
(PS Maybe I'll send one to Bob , what do ya think?)

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 16 Jan 2000 7:46 pm

>>I just did a guest vocal on Rod Moag's Bluegrass album of Bob Wills music. Should be out sometime in the spring. The players are Byron Burline on fiddle, Al Munde on banjo, Richard Sharp on upright bass,and Rod Moag on guitar and mandolin<<<
I will look forward to this for sure.

Also does anyone have a discography on Rose Maddox albums? i would have no idea what is bluegrass from her Bear Family set.

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Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 17 Jan 2000 6:27 pm

Donny, well...I can't speak for others here,
but I love bluegrass. It is by far, with the exception of native Americans, the 1st truly
authentic American music...and COUNTRY MUSIC at that.
Back then you had hardly any influences
bombarding you, as we do today. No radio. No tv. Hardly any neighbors. And really, not a lot of quality instruments.
But what they did have..was community, and true sharing. Barn dances. Square dancing,
Flamenco, Fandango, Waltzes......all this great music we have today, and I mean FOLK
music.......all came about thru dance...people
who could not preoccupy themselves with TV,
RADIO, COMPUTERS, BOATS, WALL STREET, MONEY,
GREED........were almost forced into 'making'
something better of their lives. After the hard earned
farming, animal husbandry, wood cutting, and rearing children [repectful children] were
seen to, they needed something ELSE. Who ever said that a meaningful life should be nothing other than backbreaking work probably never lifted a finger [of all the
Greek Philosophers, I mostly embrace Aristotle. Who said {parphrased} I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS MAN'S NATURE TO WORK}.
It's no wonder that this glutted society
cannot deliver really creative music. Everybody now is listening, and 'copying' [and me included] everybody else.
But I'm gonna do myself and evryone else a
favor and cut this short.

But by all means, get yourself this CD,
as I have...it is simply terrific:

KENTUCKY COLONELS: "LIVIN' IN THE PAST".
LEGENDARY LIVE RECORDINGS

We are all aware, I believe, about Clarence
White. And how he raised the ante on everything he tried musically. Until is untimely death. I found out thru this CD
that he actually wanted the 'COLONELS'
to try out 'electric'.........way before he hooked up with the BYRDS. And guitarists,
in the know of his classic inovation, the
PARSONS/WHITE string bender..in collaboration
with Gene Parsons {original BYRD}...were
just GAGA about this. Well..at first anyway.
You still have to know how to do it. Takes
some practice/time too.
But stripped-down Clarence is what you get
on this CD. I have listened and loved the
likes of David Bromberg, Tony Rice, Norman
Blake etc. But I never actually heard Clarence White in just a bluegrass venue
until this CD.
All I can say, is, WOW! He plays some blistering runs that are, to date the fastest
and correctess, and really not, in context,
that 'show-offy'. And all those guys mentioned above are probably as quick, but I
haven't heard it from them yet.
I know a lot of folks say that SPEED has it's
LIMITS, and I agree. Speed, esp., all the time, does not make you the greatest, or even
that good.
But man, here is a place where you love the speed......it just rolls of the Martins.
Well......just go out and git it.
Nuff for now.....cf

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 17 Jan 2000 6:39 pm

Dayna this comes from CD data base
however neither of the bluegrass albums are available thru Amazon or CDnow

CDDB Search

Displaying disc 1-7 of 7 matching CDs

The Maddox Brothers and Rose / On The Air: The 1940s

Maddox Brothers & Rose / America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 2

Rose Maddox / Rose Of The West Coast Country

Rose Maddox / Sings Bluegrass

Rose Maddox & John Jorgenson / The Moon Is Rising

Maddox Brothers and Rose / America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band

Rose Maddox / $35 And A Dream

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 7 Feb 2000 5:32 pm

b0b,

You may close this thread...the link has expired.

Thanks,
Donny