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Among the leading lamps of progressive bluegrass in the ’60s, the Dillards played a significant component in modernizing and popularizing the audio of bluegrass, and were also an underappreciated impact on country-rock. The group was founded by brothers Doug (banjo) and Rodney Dillard (acoustic guitar), who was raised in Salem, …

Virtuosic instrumentation and ultra-smooth vocal harmonies have produced the Laurel Canyon Ramblers probably one of the most effective organizations performing tradition-rooted bluegrass. Led by banjo, acoustic guitar, and dobro participant and vocalist Plant Pederson, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers represent over a century of bluegrass encounter. The Laurel Canyon Ramblers, called …