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  1. William Bradford "Bill" Keith (December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular " Scruggs style " of banjo playing (an integral element of bluegrass music ) which would soon become known as ...

  2. Oct 27, 2015 · Bill Keith, a banjo player who modernized his instrument and expanded its musical reach, died on Friday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 75. The cause was complications of cancer, said...

  3. Oct 24, 2015 · Bill Keith, among the very few three-finger banjo players to discernibly widen the scope of the instrument in bluegrass music since Earl Scruggs, has died at the age of 75.

  4. Oct 27, 2015 · Banjo player Bill Keith passed away at 75 last Friday, October 23rd, after complications due to cancer. He died in his home in Bearsville, N.Y. Keith is widely considered a pioneer of banjo...

  5. Dec 13, 2016 · Keith was not only an innovative banjo player and an influence on newgrass and Dawg music, he was a significant contributor to the improvement of banjo hardware. It all began in 1961 when he moved to Washington D.C. to learn banjo-making techniques under Tom Morgan.

  6. Oct 23, 2015 · Explore Bill Keith's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Bill Keith on AllMusic.

  7. Banjo stylist Bill Keith, elected earlier this month to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, died Friday (Oct. 23) at his home in Bearsville, New York, at the age of 75 following a...

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