Interview with Allen Shelton, August 23, 2005
Project: Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project
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This oral history interview was conducted in Bethpage, Tennessee with banjo player Allen Shelton. Shelton discusses his long career in Bluegrass, beginning with learning to play banjo alongside his father, to his work with musicians like Jim Eanes, Mac Wiseman, Hack Johnson, and Jim & Jesse. He discusses in detail performances, recording sessions, and other aspects of his music career.Interview Accession
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Banjo players Banjos Childhood Eanes, Jim (Artist) Hack Johnson & the Tennesseans Hack Johnson and the Tennesseans Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys (Artist) Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys (Artist) Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys (Artist) Jim Eanes (Artist) Jim Eanes and The Shenandoah Valley Boys (Artist) Mac Wiseman (Artist) Music--Instruction and study. Practicing (Music) Smilin' Jim and His Boys (Artist) The Farmhands (Artist) Wiseman, Mac (Artist)Interview Rights
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Shelton, Allen Interview by Eddie Stubbs. 23 Aug. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Shelton, A. (2005, August 23). Interview by E. Stubbs. Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Shelton, Allen, interview by Eddie Stubbs. August 23, 2005, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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