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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 the very first bluegrass festival in the United States in 1961
Bill Clifton was born William Marburg into a wealthy family in Riderwood, Maryland. From an early age, he listened to country music radio stations. While still in college, he formed the Dixie Mountain Boys together with his friends Paul Clayton and Dave Sadler.[1] Because his family was opposed to his musical activities, he took the stage name "Bill Clifton". In 1949, he attended the University of Virginia to pursue his degree in business.[2] In 1952, Clifton made his recording debut with the Dixie Mountain Boys. With the addition of banjo player Johnny Clark, the group signed with Blue Ridge Records in 1953 and began playing traditional bluegrass. They soon appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree radio barn dance show on AM station WWVA. Clifton published a songbook in 1955 called 150 Old Time Folk and Gospel Songs. In the mid 1950s, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was discharged two years later. He recorded for Starday Records and Mercury Records, paying for the sessions himself. On July 4, 1961, Clifton organized the very first bluegrass festival at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia. The festival featured the biggest acts of the day in bluegrass music including Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman and the Country Gentlemen.[1] In 1963, Clifton's family moved to England and he toured all over Europe playing in local folk clubs.[2] In 1967, he joined the Peace Corps, serving three years in the Philippines. Meanwhile, he recorded with a local New Zealand band, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band. In later years, he recorded both in Europe and in the United States. In the 1970s, he signed with County Records and formed the First Generation band, consisting of Clifton on guitar, Red Rector on mandolin and Don Stover on banjo. Clifton and his family returned to the United States in 1978 and settled down in Virginia.[1] In 1980, he began recording for his own label Elf Records.[2] In 2008 he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame.(
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Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg on April 5, 1931) is an Americ...
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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 the very first bluegrass festival in the United States in 1961
Bill Clifton was born William Marburg into a wealthy family in Riderwood, Maryland. From an early age, he listened to country music radio stations. While still in college, he formed the Dixie Mountain Boys together with his friends Paul Clayton and Dave Sadler.[1] Because his family was opposed to his musical activities, he took the stage name "Bill Clifton". In 1949, he attended the University of Virginia to pursue his degree in business.[2] In 1952, Clifton made his recording debut with the Dixie Mountain Boys. With the addition of banjo player Johnny Clark, the group signed with Blue Ridge Records in 1953 and began playing traditional bluegrass. They soon appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree radio barn dance show on AM station WWVA. Clifton published a songbook in 1955 called 150 Old Time Folk and Gospel Songs. In the mid 1950s, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was discharged two years later. He recorded for Starday Records and Mercury Records, paying for the sessions himself. On July 4, 1961, Clifton organized the very first bluegrass festival at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia. The festival featured the biggest acts of the day in bluegrass music including Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman and the Country Gentlemen.[1] In 1963, Clifton's family moved to England and he toured all over Europe playing in local folk clubs.[2] In 1967, he joined the Peace Corps, serving three years in the Philippines. Meanwhile, he recorded with a local New Zealand band, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band. In later years, he recorded both in Europe and in the United States. In the 1970s, he signed with County Records and formed the First Generation band, consisting of Clifton on guitar, Red Rector on mandolin and Don Stover on banjo. Clifton and his family returned to the United States in 1978 and settled down in Virginia.[1] In 1980, he began recording for his own label Elf Records.[2] In 2008 he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame.(
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OldBluegrassMusic uploaded a new video
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Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg on April 5, 1931) is an Americ...
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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 the very first bluegrass festival in the United States in 1961
Bill Clifton was born William Marburg into a wealthy family in Riderwood, Maryland. From an early age, he listened to country music radio stations. While still in college, he formed the Dixie Mountain Boys together with his friends Paul Clayton and Dave Sadler.[1] Because his family was opposed to his musical activities, he took the stage name "Bill Clifton". In 1949, he attended the University of Virginia to pursue his degree in business.[2] In 1952, Clifton made his recording debut with the Dixie Mountain Boys. With the addition of banjo player Johnny Clark, the group signed with Blue Ridge Records in 1953 and began playing traditional bluegrass. They soon appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree radio barn dance show on AM station WWVA. Clifton published a songbook in 1955 called 150 Old Time Folk and Gospel Songs. In the mid 1950s, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was discharged two years later. He recorded for Starday Records and Mercury Records, paying for the sessions himself. On July 4, 1961, Clifton organized the very first bluegrass festival at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia. The festival featured the biggest acts of the day in bluegrass music including Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Mac Wiseman and the Country Gentlemen.[1] In 1963, Clifton's family moved to England and he toured all over Europe playing in local folk clubs.[2] In 1967, he joined the Peace Corps, serving three years in the Philippines. Meanwhile, he recorded with a local New Zealand band, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band. In later years, he recorded both in Europe and in the United States. In the 1970s, he signed with County Records and formed the First Generation band, consisting of Clifton on guitar, Red Rector on mandolin and Don Stover on banjo. Clifton and his family returned to the United States in 1978 and settled down in Virginia.[1] In 1980, he began recording for his own label Elf Records.[2] In 2008 he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame.(
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The McCormick Brothers are not as well-known as other country and bluegr...
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The McCormick Brothers are not as well-known as other country and bluegrass harmonizers who were popular in the 1950s, such as the Stanley Brothers and the Louvin Brothers. But they were a good bluegrass band, though they weren't as long-lived as the most renowned ones working the same turf, and certainly didn't record as often or sell as many records. The seeds for the act were planted when Lloyd McCormick and Kelly McCormick formed a guitar-mandolin duo as youngsters, performing duets on Kentucky and Tennessee radio stations. Their personnel and instrumentation expanded, and younger brother Haskel McCormick joined on banjo in the early '50s. At one point, the lineup was filled out with a couple of cousins, Hayden Clark (on bass) and Billy Clark (on fiddle), before the youngest brother joined on bass and Dewel Bullington on fiddle; Charlie Nixon later joined on Dobro.
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I was 18 in 1956!
I thank you for this wonderful Youtube channel.
With kindest regards,
Vrouwkje