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The Bluegrass Cardinals came together in Los Angeles in 1974 when banjoist Don Parmley and mandolinist Randy Graham teamed up with Parmley's 15-year-old son, David, to form what was to become a successful bluegrass trio who wielded considerable influence from the latter half of the '70s through the early '90s. Don Parmley and Randy Graham's partnership had preceded the official start of the band by seven years when they started a musical friendship after the demise of Parmley's previous group, the Hillmen (whose leader, Chris Hillman, found success as a member of the Byrds), and so it seemed natural to...

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Cardinals formed in Baltimore in 1946 as the Mellotones by Leon Hardy (bass), Merredith Brothers (tenor), Donald Johnson (baritone) and Ernie Warren (lead). Jack Aydelotte (tenor, guitar) was added and they signed to Atlantic in 1951. Atlantic renamed them the Cardinals to avoid confusion with another Mellotones signed to Columbia. First single ‘Shouldn’t I know?’ was released in May 1951 and reached number 7 on the R’n’B charts. Third single ‘Wheel of fortune’, a cover of a white hit, reached number 6 on the R’n’B charts in 1952. Ernie...

Veteran mandolin virtuoso David Grisman has pioneered a music style he named “dawg:” a t(w)angy, innovative blend of swing, Latin, bluegrass, jazz and gypsy, influences drawn together through a long and varied career that has included playing as a session man with the likes of Bela Fleck, the Grateful Dead, Stephane Grappelli, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, and Maria Muldaur. Uniqueness, independence and “home-made music” are important parts of Grisman’s career: a strong force for artist-owned labels, Grisman founded his record company, Acoustic Disc, in 1990 and has been particularly prolific in producing recordings since: 55 and counting, with 5 of...

Cardinals Produzent: Peeter Kaljuste C-Produzenten: Priit Pajusaar & Glen Pilvre Cardinals veröffentlichten 2003 ihr Erstes Album. Ihre ersten 3 Alben hiessen "Gregorian", genau wie die Gruppe die von Frank Peterson produziert wird! Ihr letztes Album vom Sommer 2008 hiess "Viimne Relikvija 2008" Die Stimmen hinter dem Projekt sind: Cardinal Hannes, Cardinal Mati, Cardinal Raul, Cardinal Lemmo, David Brandes, Jaanika, Kadi Toom, Pitjo Levand, Evelin Samuel, Zone, Nexus, Deva Deva Dance, und Maarja-liis. Die Sprache die Cardinals nutzen ist Estnisch (Ausnahmen: Mama, Turn The Tide: Englisch) .