Norman Blake (American musician)

Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American folk instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer. When Norman was one year old, his family moved to Sulphur Springs, Georgia where he was raised.

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March 10 - 1938 - Chattanooga - Tennessee - American - Folk - Sulphur Springs - Georgia

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Although competent on the mandolin, fiddle, and banjo, Blake is mainly known for his guitar flatpicking. He has played backup for June Carter, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, and John Hartford. Blake played on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" and contributed to the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers film, O Brother Where Art Thou?.

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Mandolin - Fiddle - Banjo - Guitar - June Carter - Bob Dylan - Johnny Cash - Kris Kristofferson - Joan Baez - John Hartford - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Coen Brothers - O Brother Where Art Thou?

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Blake has produced 32 albums, sometimes teaming with Tony Rice, and at other times with his wife, Nancy Blake. He has recorded on the Rounder, Flying Fish, Country, Takoma, Shanachie, Western Jubilee, Red House, and Plectrafone labels.

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Tony Rice - Rounder - Takoma - Shanachie

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