J D Crowe RIP

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Damir Besic
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J D Crowe RIP

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Sorry to hear it! I was playing a festival in Vermont a few years back that I think was his last gig. I recall him saying that he was retiring at that time. One the true banjo greats. Hard driving and rock solid!!
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K Maul wrote: One the true banjo greats. Hard driving and rock solid!!


yes Sir, old school , like Earl, Ralph, Sonny and few more … I don’t care much for todays banjo players , no groove , just some plinking up and down the neck running scales and stuff , no balls , no groove
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So many great players’ careers were launched or enhanced after a tour of duty in one of Mr. Crowe’s bands. A true giant, not just of banjo, but of bluegrass and country music. Condolences to friends and family.

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RIP. Last I saw him was on a Ronny Reno TV Show.
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Sad news. Goodbye J.D.
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So sad to hear another one of the greats has gone home.
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Post by Walter Stettner »

Sad to read that another great musician has left us. I still enjoy his 70s albums with the New South, and Doug Jernigan playing some terrific steel.

RIP, J.D.

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Condolences to his friends and family. He will be remembered as one of the greats of Bluegrass banjo.
I have spent many, many, many hours trying to learn his great style and can appreciate his work.
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Damn. I love J.D. - he plays the kind of bluegrass banjo that I wanna hear. Straight-ahead and hard-driving - in a word, perfect. Not to mention that he has beeon one of the most fruitful proving grounds for at least a couple of generations of the greatest bluegrass players ever. RIP J.D.
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Saw him at Charlotte, MI just a couple years ago.
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