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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

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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

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Excavating Jerry Garcia’s Crucial Bluegrass Roots

In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime love of the genre, shaped the Grateful Dead.

By Fred Goodman