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Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89
Posted inBluegrass Music Deaths (Obituaries) Garcia, Jerry Grateful Dead Music New York Philharmonic Wakefield, Frank (1934-2024)

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.
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Posted by By Bill Friskics-Warren
Roni Stoneman, Country Music’s ‘First Lady of the Banjo,’ Dies at 85
Posted inBluegrass Music Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Hee Haw (TV Program) Stoneman Family (Music Group) Stoneman, Roni (1938-2024) Tennessee

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.
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Posted by By Bill Friskics-Warren
Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91
Posted inBluegrass Music Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Osborne Brothers (Music Group) Osborne, Bobby (1931-2023) Osborne, Sonny (1937-2021) Rocky Top (Song)

Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91

The band he led with his brother broke new ground with an unusually broad repertoire, unorthodox instrumentation and untraditional vocal harmonies.
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Posted by By Bill Friskics-Warren

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