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Among the initial urban bands to try out bluegrass, the Greenbriar Guys were instrumental in transforming the noises from the hill nation from a Southern music to a global sensation. The Greenbriar Guys initial came jointly during informal Weekend afternoon jam periods at New York’s Washington Square Recreation area. The …

While John Herald’s name is probably not as familiar as Alan Lomax’s, his are a member from the Greenbriar Boys so when a program musician made him a prime mover and shaker around the folk picture through the ’50s and early ’60s. Herald was created and elevated in Greenwich Town, …