# Vassar Clements

> Vassar Carlton Clements was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions. He was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2018.

*American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler (1928–2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1928-04-25
- **Died:** 2005-08-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166269/ (@nm0166269)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/883094)
- [ڤاسار كليمينتس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Vassar Clements](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassar_Clements)
- [Vassar Clements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassar_Clements)
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- [Vassar Clements](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassar_Clements)
- [バッサー・クレメンツ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84)
- [Vassar Clements](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassar_Clements)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4684039e-a2a9-43a1-8fb8-10c5689a0e2f)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q939402)
- [Vassar Clements](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30630)

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