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Bill Keith

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American banjo player (1939-2015)

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William Bradford "Bill" Keith was an American five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing which would soon become known as melodic style, or "Keith style".

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Keith (centre) with David Grisman (mandolin) and Tony Rice (guitar) at the Courville sur Eure Folk festival, France, 1977Keith (centre) with David Grisman (mandolin) and Tony Rice (guitar) at the Courville sur Eure Folk festival, France, 1977

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William Bradford "Bill" Keith was an American five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing which would soon become known as melodic style, or "Keith style". He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2015 · aged 75
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8 languages

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