Josh Graves
Josh Graves | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Burkett Howard Graves |
| Born | September 27, 1927 |
| Origin | Tennessee, USA |
| Died | September 30, 2006 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Josh Graves (September 27, 1927
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1997
.
He joined producers
In the Heat of the Night
cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing "Christmas Time's A Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers.
Career
- 1942 Joined the Pierce Brothers playing in Gatlinburg
- Played with Esco Hankins and Mac Wiseman
- Joined WWVA Jamboree with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
- 1955-1969 Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
- 1969-1971 Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass.
- 1971-1974 Earl Scruggs Revue.
- 1974 started solo career.
- 1984-2006 performed and recorded with Kenny Baker and also with the Masters including Baker, Jesse McReynolds and Eddie Adcock.
Musical style
Graves originally joined the Foggy Mountain Boys as a
Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, and Phil Leadbetter
among them.
References
- ^ Cundell, R. Guy S. (July 1, 2019). "Across the South: The origins and development of the steel guitar in western swing" (PDF). b0b.com. Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Discography of Blue Grass Sound Recordings, 1942-, Ibiblio catalog, accessed October 22, 2020, https://www.ibiblio.org/catalog/items/show/3583.
Goldsmith, Thomas. The Bluegrass Reader. 2006. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
Graves, J., Bartenstein, F., & Rosenberg, N. (2012). Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir (Music in American Life) (1st ed.). University of Illinois Press.
Rosenberg, Neil V. Bluegrass: A History. 2005. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
External links
Selected discography
Albums
| Title | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Hits Just Joshing | Cotton Town Jubilee | 1964 |
| Uncle Josh And His Dobro | Cotton Town Jubilee | 1965 |
| Something Different | Puritan | 1972 |
| Bucktime | Puritan | 1974 |
| Alone At Last | Epic | 1974 |
| Josh Graves With Bobby Smith | Vetco | 1976 |
| Sweet Sunny South | CMH | 1976 |
| Sing Bluegrass Vol. 2 With Josh Graves | Vetco | 1976 |
| Meetin' At The Crossroads | Music City Workshop | 1977 |
| Same Old Blues | CMH | 1977 |
| Smokin' Bluegrass | CMH | 1978 |
| Bluegrass Specials:We're Gonna Have A Ball | Cowboy Carl | 1979 |
| First Breath Of Spring | Koala | 1979 |
| Sing Away The Pain | CMH | 1979 |
| King Of The Cobra | CMH | 1980 |
| Playing It Simple | Vetco | 1980 |
| Living Legends:Dobro And Fiddle Instrumentals | Old Homestead | 1983 |
| Something Old, Something New | Atteiram | 1984 |
| Flying South:Fiddle And Dobro Bluegrass Instrumentals | Ridge Runner | 1986 |
| Tennessee-Kentucky Favorites | Montana Country | 1987 |
| Dad The Dobro Man | CMH | 1987 |
| The Real Josh:Super Sidemen Vol. 1 | Amber | 1988 |
| The Puritan Sessions | Rebel | 1989 |
| Plays Country Classics | Legend | 1993 |
| Sings Country Classics | Legend | 1994 |
| Church In The Wildwood | Legend | 1995 |
| Live In Port Huron, Michigan | Legend | 1995 |
| The Graves Situation | Legend | 1996 |
| King Of The Dobro:A Musical Documentary | CMH | 1996 |
| Josh Graves Dobro | Rebel | 1998 |
| Overdue | Foster Creek | 1998 |
| Sultan Of Slide | OMS | 2000 |
| World Famous Dobro | Starday | 2002 |
| Memories Of Foggy Mountain | OMS | 2002 |
| Just Joshin' | Red Clay | 2005 |
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