# Wade Mainer

> Wade Eckhart Mainer was an American country singer and banjoist. With his band, the Sons of the Mountaineers, he is credited with bridging the gap between old-time mountain music and Bluegrass and is sometimes called the "Grandfather of Bluegrass". In addition, he innovated a two-finger banjo fingerpicking style, which was a precursor to modern three-finger bluegrass styles.

*20th century American Bluegrass musician (1907–2011)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1907-04-21
- **Died:** 2011-09-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/692199)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2fa8f23f-e052-4330-b1ea-9753e83e10b4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1853357)

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