Biography: Scotty Stoneman, Scratch Band, Scud Mountain Boys, Sean Blackburn and Liz Masterson, Sean Watkins, Seasick Steve, Seconds Flat, Shady Grove Band, Shane Jackman, Shane McAnally,

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Scotty Stoneman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Scotty Stoneman has been called the Jimi Hendrix of the violin by Peter Rowan, and the “bluegrass Charlie Parker” by no less a figure than Jerry Garcia Yet he’s an elusive, mysterious figure — in some ways even more so than Parker or Hendrix ever were — with a career that was mostly spent working in tandem with other musicians, but without the kind of unified body of recordings left behind by, say, Hugh Farr of the Sons of the Pioneers (who was, himself, once compared to Fritz Kreisler by Leopold Stokowski)

Scratch Band Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Scratch Band was best remembered as Don Williams’ backing unit, but in 1982, the quartet stepped into the limelight to record their own album, The Scratch Band Featuring Danny Flowers

Scud Mountain Boys Biography, Photos, Pictures

The cult popularity of Uncle Tupelo and its spin-off groups Wilco and Son Volt opened the doors for what’s become an entire new generation of musicians who grew up in the punk rock generation but have found genuine connection with traditional country music — especially as interpreted through Gram Parsons, who’s more or less the granddaddy of country-rock

Sean Blackburn and Liz Masterson Biography, Photos, Pictures

The cowboy songs of 1940s’ Hollywood are resurrected through the performances and recordings of Sean Blackburn and Liz Masterson Dressed in western garb and harmonizing on songs by Gene Autry, Hank Williams, Roy Rogers and Patsy Montana, the duo captures the spirit of the American frontiers

Sean Watkins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Sean Watkins, a member of the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released his debut album in 1991 Sean and his sister Sara, along with father and son duo Scott Thile and Chris Thile, formed Nickel Creek in San Diego in 1990

Seasick Steve Biography, Photos, Pictures

Like T-Model Ford, Seasick Steve (aka Steve Wold) began recording his own music much later in his life than other musicians A storytelling singer reviving traditional country-blues, Wold spent his childhood in California but left home at 14

Seconds Flat Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Greenville, South Carolina roots-rockers Seconds Flat comprised singers/guitarists Anthony Tomlinson and Larry Hoskinson, lead guitarist Matt Morgan, bassist Rick Stapleton and drummer Marlin Slater

Shady Grove Band Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Shady Grove Band was a bluegrass quartet that played both traditional and newgrass They were founded in the early ’80s by singer/guitarist Jerry Brown in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Shane Jackman Biography, Photos, Pictures

It has been a long road for the critically acclaimed songwriter and guitarist who left his native Salt Lake City at a young age to pursue his career as a singer/songwriter on the East Coast

Shane McAnally Biography, Photos, Pictures

Country pop artist Shane McAnally started writing songs when he was six, and performing at the age of 12, in his hometown of Mineral Wells, TX By age 15, he was a featured performer at the Texans Theater in Branson, MO