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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Allen_SheltonAllen Shelton - Wikipedia

    Allen Shelton was an American five-string banjo player mostly known for being a member of the bluegrass band Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys since the 1960s. Shelton was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on July 2, 1936. Shelton started playing the banjo when he was fourteen.

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  3. www.bluegrasshall.org › inductees › allen-sheltonAllen Shelton - Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

    Allen Shelton was an inventive banjo player who shone brightest during a six year stint with Jim and Jesse in the early and middle 1960s. A solid, straight-ahead banjoist known for his bouncy attack on fast-paced numbers, he was equally adept at accompanying ballads.

  4. bluegrassbios.com › shelton-allenShelton, Allen | BluegrassBios.com

    Dec 30, 2013 · ALLEN SHELTON From Reidsville, North Carolina. Legendary banjo player who began his career with Mac Wiseman in the early fifties, also with Jim Eanes and the Shenandoah Valley Boys. Best known for his work with Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys (1959-1966).

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  6. bluegrasstoday.com › allen-shelton-remembered-2Allen Shelton remembered - Bluegrass Today

    Dec 1, 2009 · He was 73. Initially he had been diagnosed as having leukemia, although it is thought that he subsequently had a heart attack and a stroke. Shelton, born near Reidsville, North Carolina, was one of the most influential and innovative among bluegrass banjo players of the 1950s and 1960s.

  7. www.youtube.com › watchLegendary BLUEGRASS - Allen Shelton - Banjo Bounce - YouTube

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    Allen Shelton from "Rounder Bluegrass 1". Allen (banjo), Jesse McReynolds(mandolin), Charlie Collins (guitar), Jim Brock (fiddle) and Jim Brock Jr. (bass)

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  9. www.youtube.com › watchSilver Bells - Allen Shelton - YouTube

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    Allen Shelton was an innovator, experimenting with different banjo playing techniques. He tried all kinds of forward and backward rolls and came up with a sound not yet invented. Most of these...

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  10. kentuckyoralhistory.org › ark: › 16417Interview with Allen Shelton, August 23, 2005 · SPOKEdb

    Citation. Interview Summary. This oral history interview was conducted in Bethpage, Tennessee with banjo player Allen Shelton. Shelton discusses his long career in Bluegrass, beginning with learning to play banjo alongside his father, to his work with musicians like Jim Eanes, Mac Wiseman, Hack Johnson, and Jim & Jesse.

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