Rhonda Vincent

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the cover of her album Ragin Live]]

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Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass singer and an accomplished mandolin, guitar and fiddle player. She was born July 13, 1962, in Kirksville, Missouri, USA, where she still lives.

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Her musical career started in her family's band as a child and has spanned almost four decades. She achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970's and 80's, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music.

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In the 1990's she branched out into mainstream country music but did not enjoy the success anticipated there. With the release of her album "Back Home Again" in 2000, she returned to bluegrass with the goal of expanding both the musical reach and the accessibility of the genre. Since then she has seen her popularity and acceptance rise and has received acclaim from several music-industry groups, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awarding her its female vocalist award in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, plus IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 2001.

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Bluegrass: Bluegrass has three principal meanings, the second two both deriving from the first listed....

Mandolin: A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. The number and type of strings found on mandolins has varied over time and place. Today, the predominant configuration is that of the Neapolitan mandolin, with four courses of metal strings. Each pair of strings is tuned in unison, and are a fifth apar...

Guitar: The guitar is a stringed musical instrument. It is generally played with the fingers of the left hand. The right hand plucks the strings with either the fingers or a plectrum, (guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings, which in turn resonate the body and neck....

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