Review: Transatlantic Sessions, Bristol Beacon - 'The sets of tunes were glorious'
The way it works is simple; a house band plays while guests stroll in to add their own magic
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The way it works is simple; a house band plays while guests stroll in to add their own magic
Guitar-master dexterity was on dazzling display at the sold-out Crest Theatre in Sacramento on December 13, headlined by one of the finest and most heralded guitarists in the land, Tommy Emmanuel. His set was preceded by a duet featuring dobro whiz and 32-time Grammy nominee Jerry Douglas along with Daniel Kimbro on double bass.
Any time I get to see Jerry Douglas perform live, I leave a combination of entertained and amazed. The Leavittsburg native is the undisputed king of the dobro
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Earl Scruggs rests in a vast suburban cemetery just outside Nashville, Tennessee, beside his devoted wife and manager, among countless other memorials to the departed. A short distance away, the Country Music Hall of Fame displays his banjo alongside the instruments of his bluegrass peers, Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt. While Scruggs might not have single-handedly birthed bluegrass, he undeniably propelled it to prominence with his groundbreaking three-finger playing style, relentless touring, and fusion of bluegrass with rock and pop.