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Location: Texas | RIP Vassar Clements.
One of the greatest violin players ever and a true gentelman.
God bless you, Vassar. :(
Blind Lemon Parker
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Detroit Junior just passed away as well.
DETROIT JUNIOR OCTOBER 26, 1931 – AUGUST 9, 2005
Legendary and beloved blues pianist, vocalist and songwriter Emery “Detroit Junior” Williams, Jr., died at his Chicago home on August 9, 2005 of heart failure. He was 73. Over the course of his 50-plus year career, Detroit Junior led his own bands and appeared as a solo performer, in addition to playing in bands with Howlin’ Wolf and Eddie Shaw. He wrote hundreds of songs, had numerous local successful 45s, as well as writing hits recorded by Albert King and Koko Taylor. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | From the Vassar Clements Website
News of his passing |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Can't help but cry a little, saw Vassar as part of the Earl Scruggs Revue in Escondido, CA in the 70's, Greatest fiddle player of our century with a style that could never be mistaken as Vassar, and I know fiddle styles. Played a one off beautiful fiddle with a great fingerboard design, and jammd with every body who loved fiddle music. He brought a little of the "Hot Club" to folk and bluegrass and made the connection between bluegrass and jazz.
MISSED, he WILL be missed.
I don't get sentimental often, but Vassar I misss. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Very sorry to hear this. I also saw Vassar live back in the 70's. He was a very talented guy. |
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| One of the true greats. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | He was one of the best. I also saw where Ted Green passed on. I loved the way he could make a Tele sound like an L-5. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | He did some great stuff with Dicky Betts, my kinda music. Sad to see him leave us.
Tommy |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Vassar was definitely one of the greats. There's one mean fiddle player up there with that great bluegrass band in the sky.....
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RIP Vassar Clements
