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Clarence White helped popularize the acoustic guitar as a lead instrument in bluegrass music, building on the work of guitarists such as Doc Watson. Prior to the advent of the more aggressive flatpicking style pioneered by guitarists like Watson and White, the guitar was strictly a rhythm instrument, save for a few exceptions (such as the ...
Clarence White performing with his brother Roland White on Bob Baxter's "Guitar Workshop" in 1973. Available on Sierra Records & DVD at sierrarecords.net.
Clarence White is revered in bluegrass circles for his cutting-edge work as soulful lead guitarist in the popular West Coast band the Kentucky Colonels.
Apr 19, 2017 · Clarence White was always a force to be reckoned with in the bluegrass and country world. But he changed the guitar game entirely when he and Byrds’ drummer Gene Parsons created what...
Aug 6, 2020 · From his family bluegrass band to joining the Byrds and driving the invention of the StringBender, White’s hybrid style and repertoire has inspired generations of pickers since he came on the scene as an in-demand session player in the ’60s.
Jan 13, 2024 · Clarence White (from the album The Lost Masters 1963-1973. The second longest serving member of The Byrds — whose tenure took place long after the break-up of the original ensemble — guitarist Clarence White can well be considered a Country Rock pioneer whose seminal work with the Kentucky Colonels helped lay the foundation for what would ...
Apr 24, 2019 · Clarence White was a genuine double threat. His brilliant, Doc Watson-inspired acoustic flatpicking, which incorporated lightning-fast fiddle lines played on a vintage Martin D-28, helped the bluegrass world recognize the guitar as a lead instrument.
May 20, 2022 · Take a look into the life of Clarence White. With clips of him performing with the Byrds and in a Guitar Workshop. Plus a demonstration of a couple Clarence classics, performed by your host,...
Clarence White was one of the most iconic bluegrass guitar players of all time. Not only did he play with a variety of bluegrass bands, but he also played with some of the most prolific rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
Flatpicking legend, instrumental pioneer, and guitar god of '60s country rock. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 1970s. Born. June 7, 1944 in Lewiston, ME.
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