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Gene Ivey

Sand Mountain, I’ve been all over the mountain. I think it’s all told from 90 to 100 miles long and about an average of 12 to 15 miles wide. Now this is a backwoods area, but when I come here at age 13 years old, it really was. And I guess bluegrass was just a form of finding some interesting something to do and entertainment, cause there wasn’t anything else out here. But some of the best well-known, old-time fiddlers have come from right around here. We’ve got a little history out of the music you know.

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William ChristenberryWillie KingYvonne WellsFrances de la RosaGene IveyCharlie LucasJohn LawrencePinky BassLouvin BrothersMary Ward Brown    View Slide Show
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Mark Childress Albert Murray Etowah Youth Orchestra Frank Adams Dyann Robinson Jerry and Tammy Sullivan