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Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
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Buddy Spicher
Buddy Spicher
American fiddler
2
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Jim & Jesse
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
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Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
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Butch Baldassari
Butch Baldassari
American mandolinist
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Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
American singer
7
Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
American musician
8
Bobby Hicks
Bobby Hicks
American musician
9
Eddie Adcock
Eddie Adcock
Musician; banjo player
10
Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds
American musician
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Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician
12
Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
13
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
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Nothin' Fancy
Nothin' Fancy
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Hoot Hester
Hoot Hester
musician
16
Gordon Terry
Gordon Terry
American musician
17
Buzz Busby
Buzz Busby
Bluegrass musician
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Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
19
Byron Berline
Byron Berline
American musician
20
Benny Williams
Benny Williams
American musician
21
Pee Wee King
Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
22
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
American country musician, songwriter and producer
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Curly Ray Cline
Curly Ray Cline
American bluegrass fiddler
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Little Jimmy Dickens
Little Jimmy Dickens
American musician
25
Josh Graves
Josh Graves
American musician
26
Roland White
Roland White
American bluegrass musician
27
Osborne Brothers
Osborne Brothers
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Don Reno
Don Reno
musician
29
Michael Cleveland
Michael Cleveland
American musician
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Vernon Derrick
Vernon Derrick
American musician
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Grandpa Jones
Grandpa Jones
banjo player and singer from the United States
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Benjamin F. Logan
Benjamin F. Logan
American musician
33
The Grascals
The Grascals
American bluegrass music group
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American bluegrass musician
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Sid Harkreader
Sid Harkreader
American musician
36
Ruby Jane Smith
Ruby Jane Smith
American musician
37
Bill Keith
Bill Keith
American banjo player
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Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey Haynie
American musician
39
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)
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Larry Stephenson
Larry Stephenson
American singer-songwriter
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Gary Ruley and Mule Train
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
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Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson
American musician
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Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
44
Scott Vestal
Scott Vestal
musical artist
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Mike Compton
Mike Compton
American bluegrass mandolin player
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Michelle Nixon
Michelle Nixon
bluegrass and acoustic country music artist
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Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
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The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
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The Whites
The Whites
american country and gospel band
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Ervin T. Rouse
Ervin T. Rouse
American musician
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Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
American singer
52
David "Stringbean" Akeman
David "Stringbean" Akeman
Banjo player
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The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
54
Randy Kohrs
Randy Kohrs
American musician and recording engineer
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Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
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Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
American musician
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Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (October 2, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American bluegrass fiddler.

Originally starting out playing the banjo and guitar, Wise began playing fiddle at age 12, working locally in the Jacksonville area. He joined the Jubilee Hillbillies in 1938, then began playing with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1942, including dates at the Grand Ole Opry. He worked with Monroe through 1948, then played with Clyde Moody. He also played with the York Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, and Connie B. Gay.

In 1954, Wise became a member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, again appearing at the Grand Ole Opry; he remained with the group until March 1970. Alongside this he worked as a session musician with Mac Wiseman and Red Allen, among others. Wise returned to Florida in 1984 and went into semi-retirement, though he continued to tour and record occasionally, such as with the Bass Mountain Boys in 1992.

He joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night cast's CD Christmas Time's a Comin' performing "Christmas Time's a Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA. Franks occasionally joined Wise performing twin fiddle with him on his shows.