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Grandpa Jones
Grandpa Jones
banjo player and singer from the United States
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Roy Clark
Roy Clark
American multi-instrumentalist musician
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Uncle Dave Macon
Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
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Sid Harkreader
Sid Harkreader
American musician
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Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
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Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
American singer
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Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
American musician
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Bradley Kincaid
Bradley Kincaid
American singer
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Hoot Hester
Hoot Hester
musician
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Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
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Chubby Wise
Chubby Wise
American bluegrass fiddler
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Ramblin' Tommy Scott
Ramblin' Tommy Scott
musician (1917-2013)
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Minnie Pearl
Minnie Pearl
American comedian and country singer
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Osborne Brothers
Osborne Brothers
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Lonzo and Oscar
Lonzo and Oscar
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Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
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The Grascals
The Grascals
American bluegrass music group
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Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
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Jim & Jesse
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
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Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Benny Williams
Benny Williams
American musician
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Alison Brown
Alison Brown
American musician
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Gordon Terry
Gordon Terry
American musician
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John McEuen
John McEuen
American musician
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John Hartford
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Mike Compton
Mike Compton
American bluegrass mandolin player
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Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
American recording artist; country singer, songwriter (1927-2007)
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Danny Barnes
Danny Barnes
musician
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Del McCoury
Del McCoury
American musician
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Buzz Busby
Buzz Busby
Bluegrass musician
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DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
American country musician
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Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson
American musician
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Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent
American musician
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Cowboy Copas
Cowboy Copas
American musician
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Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
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Pee Wee King
Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
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Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
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Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds
American musician
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Louise Mandrell
Louise Mandrell
American musician
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Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician
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The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
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Raymond Fairchild
Raymond Fairchild
American musician
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David Akeman (June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) better known as Stringbean (or String Bean), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, actor and semiprofessional baseball player best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Akeman was well-known for his "old-fashioned" banjo-picking style, careful mix of comedy and music, and his memorable stage wardrobe (which consisted of a long nightshirt tucked into a pair of short blue jeans belted around his knees— giving him the comical appearance of a very tall man with stubby legs). Akeman and his wife were murdered by firearm, by burglars in their rural Tennessee home near Ridgetop In 1973.