John Duffey
John Duffey | |
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Birth name | John Humbird Duffey Jr. |
Born | Washington, D.C. United States | March 4, 1934
Died | December 10, 1996 Arlington, Virginia United States | (aged 62)
Genres | Bluegrass |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, mandolin, dobro, guitar |
Years active | 1957–1996 |
Labels | Starday, Sugar Hill Records, Rebel Records, Folkways, Mercury |
John Humbird Duffey Jr. (March 4, 1934 – December 10, 1996) was a Washington D.C. based bluegrass musician.[1]
Duffey was born in Washington, D.C., and lived nearly all his life in the Washington D.C. area. He graduated from
The son of a singer at the Metropolitan Opera, Duffey's singing ranged from tenor to falsetto, and was in contrast to the voice of baritone singer Charlie Waller.[6]
Duffey started playing guitar at age 17 after a neighbor convinced him to pick up the instrument.
Two months after his induction to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor, Duffey was hospitalized in
A biography, "John Duffey's Bluegrass Life: Featuring The Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene, and Washington, DC" by Stephen Moore and G.T. Keplinger, Foreword by Tom Gray, was published in 2019 (Booklocker).
References
- ^ "John Duffey". International Bluegrass Music Museum. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c "John Humbird Duffey, Jr". International Bluegrass Music Museum. 2012. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Boyd, David L. (June 4, 2009). "John Duffey". Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Oral History of the Seldom Scene". Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Seldom Scene, Often Heard: A Bluegrass Band Returns to its Roots With a New Album". Smithsonian Magazine.
- ^ "The Country Gentlemen: One of the first progressive bluegrass bands". All Music.
- ^ ISBN 978-0312264871.