Interview with Curly Seckler, April 19, 2005
Project: Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview, Curly Seckler displays photographs from his (at the time) 70-year career in Bluegrass music. He talks about the many bands he worked with over the years including the Yodeling Rangers, Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and the Nashville Grass, among others. He talks about various musicians who came and went in those bands and discusses their musical styles and abilities. He tells stories about recording albums, touring, and playing shows.Interview Accession
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Yodeling Rangers (Artist) Monroe, Charlie (Artist) Charlie Monroe (Artist) Trail Riders (Artist) Mandolins Mandolin players Charlie Monroe & the Kentucky Pardners (Artist) Charlie Monroe and the Kentucky Pardners (Artist) Hoke Jenkins & the Smokey Mountaineers (Artist) Hoke Jenkins and the Smokey Mountaineers (Artist) Jim McReynolds (Artist) Jesse McReynolds (Artist) McReynolds, Jim (Artist) McReynolds, Jesse (Artist) Sauceman Brothers (Artist) Flatt and Scruggs (Artist) Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys (Artist) Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys (Artist) Green Valley Boys (Artist) Stanley, Carter (Artist) Carter Stanley (Artist) Stanley, Ralph (Artist) Ralph Stanley (Artist) The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (Artist) Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, the (Artist) Flatt, Lester (Artist) Lester Flatt (Artist) Scruggs, Earl (Artist) Earl Scruggs (Artist) Lester Flatt & the Nashville Grass (Artist) Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass (Artist) Music recording Audio recording Recording sessions Curly Seckler, Willis Spears & the Nashville Grass (Artist) Curly Seckler, Willis Spears and the Nashville Grass (Artist) Willis Spears (Artist) Spears, Willis (Artist) Bluegrass festivals Fashion. Clothing and dress.Interview Rights
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History has been licensed by the International Bluegrass Music Museum as the exclusive archival repository for this collection. All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, belong to the International Bluegrass Music Museum.?Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky.Interview Usage
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