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Pee Wee Lambert (born Darrell Lambert; August 5, 1924 – June 15, 1965) [1] was a mandolinist who worked with The Stanley Brothers. He left the group in 1950. He sang in a "high voice" like Bill Monroe. [2] He highly admired Monroe. In addition to singing like him he is said to have imitated Bill Monroe's posture, dress, and facial expressions. [3] He also worked with Curly Parker as "Bluegrass Pardners." [4]

Mandolin musical instrument in the lute family (plucked, or strummed)

A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick". It commonly has four courses of doubled metal strings tuned in unison, although five and six course versions also exist. The courses are normally tuned in a succession of perfect fifths. It is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass.

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References

  1. ↑ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage". www.familytreelegends.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ↑ Wright, John (1995-02-01). Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252064784.
  3. ↑ Cantwell, Robert (2003-01-01). Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making of the Old Southern Sound. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252071171.
  4. ↑ Goldsmith, Thomas (2004-01-01). The Bluegrass Reader. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252029141.


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