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Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 [1] – August 16, 2005 [2]) was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions. [3] .
Vassar Clements is considered one of the world's finest and most versatile fiddle players. His career began at a very early age. His phenomenal ability to virtually play any kind of music (bluegrass, country, pop, rock, jazz and swing) has garnered him various awards, including five Grammy nominations and a track record that involves multitudes ...
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Vassar Clements was an innovative fiddler who logged time with several of the most influential early bluegrass masters and later enjoyed fame for his work with a number of progressive headliners. He is also credited with shaping a genre of music that came to be known as “hillbilly jazz.”
Aug 16, 2005 · Fiddle virtuoso Vassar Clements, one of the most innovative musicians in the history of bluegrass music, died Tuesday morning (Aug. 16) at his Nashville-area home following a battle with lung...
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Aug 17, 2005 · Vassar Clements, a fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician who played with Paul McCartney and an array of others, died on Tuesday at his home in Goodlettsville, Tenn. He was 77. The cause was...
Aug 16, 2005 · Explore Vassar Clements's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Vassar Clements on AllMusic.
