The Kentucky Colonels | |
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&sq=albert einstein&lang=en&file=File:Kentuckycolonels.jpg) The Kentucky Colonels in 1964 From left to right: Roland White, Roger Bush, Clarence White, Bobby Slone, and Billy Ray Latham | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Burbank, California, United States |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Years active | 1954–65; 1966–67; 1973 |
| Labels | Sundown, Republic, Briar International, World Pacific, Sierra |
| Past members | Roland White Clarence White Billy Ray Latham LeRoy Mack Roger Bush Bobby Slone Scotty Stoneman Eric White Jr. Dennis Morris Bob Warford Bobby Crane |
The Kentucky Colonels were a bluegrass band that was popular during the American folk music revival of the early 1960s.[1] Formed in Burbank, California in 1954, the group released two albums, The New Sound of Bluegrass America (1963) and Appalachian Swing! (1964). The band featured the influential bluegrass guitarist Clarence White, who was largely responsible for making the acoustic guitar a lead instrument within bluegrass,[2] and who later went on to join the Los Angeles rock band the Byrds.[3] The Kentucky Colonels disbanded in late 1965, with two short-lived reunions taking place in 1966 and 1973.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Kentucky Colonels biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitarists: Clarence White". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clarence White biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 2017-05-28.