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Vassar Clements

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Also known as Vassar Carlton Clements

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

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Vassar Clements Fiddle Pack
  • Vassar Clements, fiddle

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Film & TV

Known for

  • The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan — Self2013
  • Larry Keel: Beautiful Thing — Self2004
  • Great Drives — Self1996
  • Nashville — Vassar Clements1975

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,710
Total plays
55,488

Tags

bluegrassfiddlecountryfolkamericana

Vassar Clements was a world class fiddler, originally from Florida, who got a break playing with Bill Monroe. He claims to have not owned a fiddle until he got the job with Monroe, and lost the first one he bought while taking the bus to Nashville. He went on to work with artists including The Byrds, Jerry Garcia, and most famously the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the classic Will The Circle Be Unbroken album. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vassar+Clements">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of death
Goodlettsville
Instrument
fiddle
Image
Vassar Clements, Seattle, 1974.jpg
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manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
lung cancer
date of birth
1928-04-25
date of death
2005-08-16
Commons category
Vassar Clements
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