Ben Eldridge
Ben Eldridge (August 15, 1938 – April 14, 2024) was an American five-string banjo player and a founding member of the seminal bluegrass group The Seldom Scene.
Biography
Ben Eldridge was born in
In June 1970, Eldridge joined "Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass". Eldridge was among five musicians who started playing in the fall of 1971 with mandolinist
Eldridge played on every Seldom Scene album up until, and including Long Time... Seldom Scene in 2014, and his discography includes 55 albums. Eldridge contributed to solo albums by Mike Auldridge and Phil Rosenthal, and he and other members of The Seldom Scene backed Linda Ronstadt in a few numbers on her early, more country-flavored albums.
Eldridge, the last original member of the Seldom Scene, announced his retirement January 15, 2016, after 44 years with the band.[1] He died April 14, 2024, at the age of 85.[2] Ben Eldridge was the father of Chris Eldridge of Punch Brothers.[3]
References
- ^ Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Masters of the 5-string Banjo, Oak Publications, (1988)
- ^ Ben Eldridge passes
- ^ "Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge; Friday, June 12, 2015". Kuumbwa Jazz. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
External Links
- Ben Eldridge discography at Discogs
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