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Wade Mainer
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20th century American Bluegrass musician (1907–2011)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1907
- Active to
- 2011
Discography
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- 2,321
- Total plays
- 13,466
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bluegrasscountryAllfolkNorth Carolina
Wade Mainer (April 21, 1907 – September 12, 2011) was an American 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. Originally from North Carolina, Mainer's main influences came from the mountain music of his fami
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buncombe County
- Place of death
- Flint
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- bluegrass music
- Instrument
- banjo
- Record label
- King
- Image
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- date of birth
- 1907-04-21
- date of death
- 2011-09-12
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- subject has role
- centenarian
- manner of death
- natural causes
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