Tag: Curly Seckler

Willis Spears passes 

Curley Seckler and Willis Spears with The Nashville Grass Willis Spears, whose singing and guitar playing were remarkably similar to Lester…

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Pete Corum passes

Photo of Pete Corum on the left courtesy of Jim Beaver. Pete Corum, perhaps best known for his time with bluegrass…

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Moments in Bluegrass BG75 #4 – Jerry Stuart meets Flatt & Scruggs

Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75…

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Marking 100th anniversary of Curly Seckler’s birth

Years ending in “9” figure quite prominently in the life of Curly Seckler.  John Ray Seckler (or Sechler) was born a…

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CMH drops a trio of bluegrass classics

Since 1975, CMH Records has been releasing a string of strong bluegrass and roots music recordings. It’s right there in their…

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Funeral arrangements for John Ray “Curly” Seckler 

The funeral services for John Ray “Curly” Seckler will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 1, at Spring Hill…

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Curly Seckler passes

The bluegrass world has lost one of its last connections to the first generation of bluegrass artists with the passing today…

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ARSC recognizes Curly Seckler book

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections recently announced the winners of their 2017 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound…

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Penny Parsons to speak at Earl Scruggs Center

Penny Parsons, author of Foggy Mountain Troubadour – The Life and Music of Curly Seckler, will speak on Friday (May 19)…

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The Story Behind the Song – Purple Heart 

In recognition of veterans world-wide, we recall one of the most evocative war songs in the bluegrass music cannon, Curly Seckler’s…

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