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Eddie Adcock, Musician Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86

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Eddie Adcock, Musician Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86

A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Eddie Adcock, Virtuoso Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86

Adcock, Eddie (1938-2025) Banjos Bluegrass Music Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum Country Gentlemen (Music Group) Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Guitars

Eddie Adcock, Virtuoso Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86

A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89

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Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89

A bluegrass innovator, he recorded numerous albums as a leader, and his list of collaborators included both Leonard Bernstein and Jerry Garcia.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Roni Stoneman, Country Music’s ‘First Lady of the Banjo,’ Dies at 85

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Roni Stoneman, Country Music’s ‘First Lady of the Banjo,’ Dies at 85

A featured player on ‘Hee Haw’ and member of the famed Stoneman Family, she was the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record.

By Bill Friskics-Warren