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Eddie Adcock
Eddie Adcock
Musician; banjo player
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Buzz Busby
Buzz Busby
Bluegrass musician
2
Red Allen
Red Allen
American bluegrass musician
3
Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
4
Mac Wiseman
Mac Wiseman
American musician
5
Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
6
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
7
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
American singer
8
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
American singer
9
Osborne Brothers
Osborne Brothers
10
Del McCoury
Del McCoury
American musician
11
Nothin' Fancy
Nothin' Fancy
12
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
13
Norman Blake
Norman Blake
American musician
14
Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
American musician
15
Jimmy Gaudreau
Jimmy Gaudreau
American musician and songwriter
16
The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
17
Buddy Spicher
Buddy Spicher
American fiddler
18
Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
American musician
19
Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee Cooper
American musician
20
Michelle Nixon
Michelle Nixon
bluegrass and acoustic country music artist
21
Stoney Cooper
Stoney Cooper
American musician
22
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
23
J. D. Crowe
J. D. Crowe
American musician
24
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
American musician
25
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
American country musician
26
Charlie Cline
Charlie Cline
American musician
27
John Hartford
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician
28
Roland White
Roland White
American bluegrass musician
29
Curly Ray Cline
Curly Ray Cline
American bluegrass fiddler
30
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
American country musician, songwriter and producer
31
Paul Clayton
Paul Clayton
American musician
32
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
American musician
33
Mike Compton
Mike Compton
American bluegrass mandolin player
34
Jim & Jesse
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
35
Hedy West
Hedy West
American folksinger and songwriter
36
Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds
American musician
37
Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
American musician
38
The Greencards
The Greencards
American progressive bluegrass band
39
Danny Knicely
Danny Knicely
American country and bluegrass musician (born 1975)
40
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician
41
Mac Martin
Mac Martin
American musician
42
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
American musician
43
Ernest Stoneman
Ernest Stoneman
American singer-songwriter
44
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
American record producer, musician, and songwriter (born 1948)
45
The Dixie Bee-Liners
The Dixie Bee-Liners
American Bluegrass group
46
Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
47
Carter Family
Carter Family
traditional American folk music group
48
Randy Kohrs
Randy Kohrs
American musician and recording engineer
49
Roscoe Holcomb
Roscoe Holcomb
American musician
50
David Grisman
David Grisman
Mandolinist, composer, and record label owner
51
Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton
American musician
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Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg on April 5, 1931) is an American bluegrass musician and singer who is credited with having organized one of the first bluegrass festivals in the United States in 1961.