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Alan Munde was an Oklahoman banjoist who first emerged in 1969 as a player with bluegrass guitarist Jimmy Martin’s band Munde remained with Martin until 1971, when he left to join Country Gazette with Roger Bush (bass), Kenny Wertz (guitar), and Byron Berline (fiddle)

Alan Prosser Biography, Photos, Pictures

Founding member of the Oysterband, Alan Prosser took a reprieve from the British folk-rock band to record a solo album, Hall Place, in 1997 A collection of 11 songs and five instrumentals, the album was co-produced by Alaric Neville, who played bass, bandura, mandolin, melodeon, and Hammond organ

Albert & Gage Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Austin-based duo of Christine Albertand Chris Gage had both cultivated individual followings with several independent, solo releases before joining forces Vocalist Albert left her birthplace in upstate NewYork in her late teens, making her way West and developing both her songwriting skills and singing voice

Albert B. Grossman Biography, Photos, Pictures

A true show business heavyweight, rock manager Albert Grossman represented some of the biggest names in the business during the ’60s and ’70s, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, Paul Butterfield and Peter, Paul and Mary among others

This veteran string band performer was a founding member of the Whitetop Mountain Band as well as a recording artist in his own right He was also a skilled instrument maker whose work inspired generations of craftsmen in the Appalachians

Albert Morgan Biography, Photos, Pictures

Albert Morgan is a Pennsylvania miner, untrained as a musician, who recorded the song “Union Man” during a Library of Congress field recording trip A folk music group called the Shoreliners later did a cover version of the tune, giving songwriting credits to Morgan but changing the title slightly to “U-Nee Man

The patriarch of America’s first family of country music, AP Carter led the Carter Family from 1926 to the group’s breakup in 1943 A collector of hundreds of folksongs from Britain as well as the Appalachian Mountains, Carter adapted those songs into his own originals and wrote many country classics, including “Wabash Cannonball,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” “Keep on the Sunny Side,” “Foggy Mountain Top,” “Worried Man Blues,” “I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes,” and “Wildwood Flower

Alecia Elliott Biography, Photos, Pictures

Contemporary country singer Alecia Elliott was born in Muscle Shoals, AL on Christmas Day, 1982 She was just nine years old when country star Lorrie Morgan — impressed by Elliott’s demo recordings — invited her onstage for a duet; she performed regularly throughout Nashville in the years to follow, and in 1995 was invited to sing at the Grand Ole Opry Inaugural Concert for Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist

Alecia Nugent Biography, Photos, Pictures

She would later combine it with a traditional country style, but Alecia Nugent grew up surrounded by traditional bluegrass music Her father started the Southland Bluegrass Band the year Nugent was born, and when she was old enough she joined the band and sang lead on Holly Dunn’s hit, “Daddy’s Hands

Alex Campbell Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alex Campbell was one of Scotland’s best-loved wandering minstrels Learning the art of busking while traveling with American folk singers Derroll Adams and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott during the late ’50s, he continued to perform a mixture of traditional Scottish tunes, American work songs, spirituals, and ballads until his death in 1987