Norman Blake
Musician
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live Wires...is about the feel and for God's sake don't start playing a bunch of notes! If you're going to play a bunch of notes you better be Norman Blake, Mike Bloomfield, or Mike Campbell. You better play the right notes, and you can't be Mr. Lead... In this article: Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Mudcrutch, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Steve Ferrone, Gainesville, Florida, and The Rolling Stones |
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Tony Rice
...the New South , David Grisman (during the formation of "Dawg Music") and Jerry Garcia, led his own Tony Rice Unit, collaborated with Norman Blake and recorded with his brothers. He has recorded with drums , piano, soprano sax, as well as with...
In this article: Tony Rice, David Grisman, New South, J. D. Crowe, Bluegrass, and Ry Cooder
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PopMatters | November 01, 2009
Keeping Some Dirt Under the Grass: John Hartford and the Roots of Newgrass (Column)
...New York City but raised in St. Louis on the Mississippi River he loved so dearly, Hartford, along with players like Sam Bush, Norman Blake and Vassar Clemens kept the home fires of bluegrass burning for decades, working as both archivists and...
In this article: John Hartford, Nashville, Sam Bush, Bluegrass, Trademark, Beverley Hills, and Mississippi River
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Norman Blake (American musician)
Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938 in Chattanooga , Tennessee) is an instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups. He is considered one of the...
In this article: DVD, Johnny Cash, Grammy Award, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Sulphur Springs, Bluegrass, and Orange Blossom Special
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Wikipedia | October 14, 2009
Flatpicking
...country, and gospel songs throughout America. Building on the contributions of Doc Watson and Clarence White, artists such as Norman Blake , Dan Crary, John Carlini, Mark O'Connor, Russ Barenberg, Larry Sparks, and Tony Rice further...
In this article: Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Clarence White, Bluegrass, Russ Barenberg, Dan Crary, Riley Puckett, and Chris Eldridge
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Wikipedia | September 21, 2009
Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns
...Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns is a studio album recorded by American musicians Norman Blake , Tut Taylor, Sam Bush, Butch Robins, Vassar Clements, David Holland, and Jethro Burns. It was...
In this article: Sam Bush, Nashville, Vassar Clements, Butch Robins, David Holland, Jethro Burns, and Tut Taylor
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National Public Radio | July 21, 2009
Sara Watkins On Mountain Stage
...as with drummer Zeke Hutchins and bass player Sebastian Steinberg. She performs songs by artists influential to her, such as Norman Blake ("Lord Won't You Help Me"), David Garza ("Too Much"), John Hartford ("Long Hot Summer Day") and...
In this article: Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Nickel Creek, Blauser, Fiction Family, Grammy Award, Darol Anger, and John Paul Jones
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boston.com - Today in History | March 09, 2009
Today in History - March 10
...two for the top spot on the fall ticket. Today's Birthdays: Talk show host Ralph Emery is 76. Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 71. Actor Chuck Norris is 69. Playwright David Rabe is 69. Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean)...
In this article: Jan and Dean, Dr. Herman Tarnower, Christopher Columbus, Eliot Spitzer, Bill Clinton, Mildred E. Gillars, and Central America
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Wikipedia | February 23, 2009
Old and New (Norman Blake album)
Old and New is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake , released in 1975. It was reissued in 1992 by Flying Fish along with The Fields of November as a double CD.
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 05, 2007
NAMES & FACES
...stories." The album, recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, has a cast of supporting musicians including guitarists Marc Ribot and Norman Blake, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger, drummer Jay Bellerose and bassist Dennis Crouch. Usher and...
In this article: Melanie Brown, Eddie Murphy, Amy Winehouse, Usher, Gloria Allred, French house, Trademark, and Chicago Sun-Times
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www.reflector.com
Far away friends, long-ago moments together again online
...I was particularly fond of in those days and even tried to play myself. One night we decided to go to a small club to hear Norman Blake, a well-known guitarist and singer. It was great as we sat there in this small and smoky room, getting...
In this article: Facebook, Atlanta, The Atlanta Constitution, Marietta Daily Journal, Wake Forest University, Emory University, and U.S. Air Force
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Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Grammy-nominated instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 50 years Blake has played in a number of folk and Country groups. He is considered one of the leading figures in the Bluegrass revival of the 1970's and is still active today, playing concert dates and making albums with his wife Nancy Blake.
- Name At Birth:
- Norman Blake
- Birth Date:
- March 10, 1938
- Occupation:
- Instrumentalist, Singer/Songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Mandolin
- Guitar
- Banjo
- Record Label:
- Years Active:
- 1954-Present
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