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Dry Branch Fire Squad

The present day bluegrass band Dry Branch Fire Squad is focused on bluegrass, old-timey, and Southern gospel music traditions. Mandolin participant and comedian Ron Thomason founded the Fireplace Squad in 1976. The initial incarnation of the group included guitarist John Baker, banjo participant Robert Leach, and bass participant John Carpenter. …

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John Baker

Among the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s most prolific and inventive composers, John Baker helped define the audio from the BBC along with his styles and sound files. Born on Oct 12, 1937, Baker was raised within the East End of London and shown musical skill quickly, view reading and playing the …

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