Vassar Clements
American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler (1928-2005) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77
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.
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About this person
He was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2005 · aged 77
