Vassar Clements (1928-2005)

[phiddle]

"On August 16th 2005 at 8:25 am Nashville time, the angels in heaven stopped singing for a moment, as they heard the most beautiful music approaching from a distance - the high lonesome sound of Vassar Clements' fiddle."
RIP
http://www.vassarclements.com/

[LaurenG]

1. I have never heard of Mr. Clements

But I felt sad reading his obituary. Are you a musician phiddle as in violin?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

4. Vassar was

one of the greats.The world is full of talented and wonderful people most of us have never heard of. In fact, WE are talented and wonderful people no one had ever heard of.

[LaurenG]

7. Thank you for enlightening and educating me

I appreciate your sweet response. :hi:

[phiddle]

9. Yes, I do play phiddle as in violin.

Vassar Clements was one of the great fiddlers. He started playing with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys when he was 19, participated in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's pathbreaking "Will the Circle be Unbroken" in 1972, and then recorded the absolutely classic "Old and In the Way" in 1973 with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and others.
3 other albums deserve mention: Once in a While, a jazz album with some of Miles' ex-cronies, Together at Last with Stephan Grapelli, and Grass Routes.
I'd urge you to get acquainted, it's terrific stuff.

[LaurenG]

13. Thank you

I will acquaint myself with him. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. What a loss...

:cry:

[short bus president]

2. oh no.

Thank you for sharing. Mr. Clements was a part of lots of great music.

[Zomby Woof]

3. One of the greats

RIP, Vassar.

[OzarkDem]

5. In a class all by himself

The king of bluegrass and country fiddle. RIP, sir and thank you for such beautiful music.

[phusion]

6. What a legend...

Saw him play in Denver last year or the year before with the string cheese incident. Amazing...

Thank you for the great music, Vassar.

[phusion]

10. Look at his fiddle...

Beautiful, isn't it?

http://www.vassarclements.com.nyud.net:8090/pics/fiddlefront.jpg

[Bluzmann57]

8. Ah yes...Vassar Clements

Fine Bluegrass fiddler but also dabbled in other styles. He played with Garcia and the Dead, with Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, and I think, the Rolling Stones. A great musician. May he rest in peace.

[leftofthedial]

11. No . . .

He was as good as it gets here on this rock in space.

[natrat]

12. oh the wind blows cold

[UrbScotty]

15. RIP, Vassar. (nt)

[Redneck Socialist]

16. RIP Vasser

You will be sorely missed. :cry: