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Music Appreciation

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2018, 06:13 AM Dec 2018

John Hartford - Up on the Hill Where They do the Boogie

Much like the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Bros, the Nashville establishment in the early 70s had no idea what to make of these longhairs making music on bluegrass instruments that was nothing like anything Bill Monroe ever wrote. But it ended up inspiring a whole new generation of players and gave bluegrass a new lease on life.