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Chanteur et banjoiste
Bluegrass US né Edward Windsor Adcock, le 21
Juin 1938 à Scottsville (Virginie).
Among the
major-league talent emerging from the folk music boom of the late '50s were
the Country Gentlemen, a D.C.-based
quartet that introduced bluegrass to a generation of city folks and college
students, people who had never heard of Flatt
& Scruggs or Bill Monroe or
the Stanley Brothers.
The Gentlemen, in playing the old
bluegrass standards but playing them "different," were in a sense the first
newgrass group. Eddie Adcock was the band's banjo player and he was a player of
distinction — his style was as innovative as
Don Reno's. Adcock's considerable talent spread to other stringed
instruments when he left The Gentlemen
in 1970 and began exploring new musical genres. For the next three decades,
Eddie Adcock remained one of the most popular musicians in bluegrass.
Adcock was born and raised in Scottsville, VA. He bought his first banjo as
child and began performing with his brother Frank shortly afterward. The duo
would sing in local churches and radio stations based in the nearby
Charlottesville. In his teens, he played in a band called the James River
Playboys and worked at a theater in his hometown, where he had the opportunity
to see major country artists of the day, including
Wilma Lee and
Stoney Cooper. At the age of 14,
he left home after a family crisis and supported himself through
semi-professional boxing. For the next seven years, he boxed and played music at
nights. A few years later, he began racing cars. As a racer, Adcock racked up 34
straight wins with his car, which he named Mr. Banjo; he also had set two track
records at Manassas, VA. Not only did he box and race, he also performed various
blue-collar jobs to pay the rent. All the time, he played music at night.
Eddie Adcock didn't begin his professional musical career until 1953, when he
joined Smokey Graves & His Blue Star Boys, who had a regular show at a radio
station in Crewe, VA. His exposure with Graves led to jobs with other musicians,
including Mac Wiseman, Bill Harrell,
and Buzz Busby. Between 1953 and 1957,
he floated between different bands. Bill
Monroe offered a job to Adcock in 1957, and he played with the Blue Grass
Boys for a short time — Monroe had to
let him go because the band simply wasn't earning enough money to employ him.
Adcock returned to working day jobs, but that was short-lived. After he started
working in a sheet metal factory, Jim Cox, John Duffey, and
Charlie Waller asked him to join their
new band, the Country Gentlemen.
the Country Gentlemen became one of the
most popular and respected bluegrass bands of the late '50s and '60s, as well as
one of the most progressive. They expanded the repertoire of bluegrass bands to
include contemporary country, folk, and rock songwriters, most notably Bob
Dylan; usually they added this material at the urging of Adcock.
the Country Gentlemen rode to popularity
in the late '50s as part of the folk boom and continued to be one of the most
popular bluegrass/folk bands in the country throughout the '60s.
At the end of the '60s, Adcock began to feel constrained by
the Country Gentlemen. He wanted to
experiment with different musical genres, which he felt the band wasn't willing
to do. Consequently, he quit The Gentlemen
and moved to California, where he formed a country-rock band called the Clinton
Special. While he performed with the group he used the pseudonym Clinton Codack.
The band recorded only one single, "Just as You Are I Love You"/"Blackberry
Fence," which was released on MGM Records; the A-side of the single was featured
in the 1971 film The Horsemen.
After the Clinton Special fell apart, Adcock headed back east, where he formed
another group, II Generation with Bob White, A.L. Wood, Wendy Thatcher, and
Jimmy Gaudreau, who used to play with the
Country Gentlemen. II Generation's lineup changed frequently during the
'70s, but it gelled around 1974 when Martha Hearon joined the group. Hearon
played guitar for the band and wrote a good share of its material; she also
married Adcock soon after she joined. II Generation was active throughout the
'70, releasing a handful of albums on the Rome, Rebel, and CMH labels.
Adcock and Hearon disbanded the group in 1980 and moved to Tennessee, where they
formed a trio called Talk of the Town with bassist Missy Raines. In the mid-'80s,
Adcock launched a solo career, releasing a series of cassette-only collections
on CMH. In the '90s, he began releasing albums on compact disc, as well as
performing with an all-star bluegrass outfit called the Masters. After nearly 40
years in the music business, Eddie Adcock remained as popular as he ever was,
touring all around the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Adcock
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Banjo, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin
Style musical : Bluegrass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbv58Qtza68
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1972 | SP Rome R-1114 (US) |
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Introducing... The IInd Generation - Virginia / Darlin' Corey |
| 1972 | SP Rome R-114 (US) |
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Introducing... The IInd Generation - Virginia / Darlin' Corey |
| 1980 | SP CMH CMH-1534 (US) | . |
Eddie Adcock & Martha - Love Games / Rat Hunt |
| 1987 | SP CMH CMH-1550 (US) (promo) | . |
Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town - Baby, Let's Play House / Renaissance Man (instr.) |
| 1988 | SP CMH CMH-1554 (US) | . | Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town - Limehouse Blues (instr.) / Eddie On The High Ground (instr.) |
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Albums
| 1968 | LP 12" REBEL SLP-1482 (US) |
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THE SENSATIONAL TWIN BANJOS OF Eddie ADCOCK AND Don RENO - Bye Bye Blues / Bully Of The Town / In An Shanty In Old Shanty Town / Lonesome Road Blues / Banjo Riff / Speedin' West / Turkey In The Straw / Down Yonder / Waltz You Saved For Me / Goodbye Eliza Jane / Little Old Cabin In The Lane / Swanee River | ||
| 11/1970 | LP 12" Seven Seas SR 463 (JAP) |
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Bluegrass Super Session - Eddie ADCOCK & Don RENO - Down Yonder / Turkey In The Straw / The Waltz You Saved For Me / Liza Jane / Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane / Swanee River / Bye Bye Blues / Bully Of The Town / Shanty In Old Shanty Town / Lonesome Road Blues / Banjo Riff / Speeding West / Earl's Breakdown |
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| 1972 | LP 12" Rome RLP-1117 (US) |
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The IInd Generation - Eddie Adcock's IInd Generation - Up Around The Bend / Legend In My Time / Blackberry Blossom / Old Black Joe / So Happy Together / Old Man / Hide Your Love / Love Is Blue / I'm Leavin' / I Apologize | ||
| 1974 | LP 12" Rebel SLP-1533 (US) |
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Head Cleaner - II Generation - Train / Blackberry Fence / Virginia / I'll Fly Away / If / Gold Watch And Chain / Raining In Nashville / Safe In Any Arms / New Joe Clark / Wild Woods Of Home / Liberty / Something To Be Finding | ||
| 1975 | LP 12" Rebel SLP-1546 (US) |
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We Call It Grass - II Generation - Miss You Mississippi / All The Good Times / Wichita Lineman / Good Dinner / Mrs. Robinson / Whisper Hill / So Happy Together / Lonesome River / Devil's Run / Hanna / Haste To The Wedding / Lay Down Gracie | ||
| 1976 | LP 12" CMH 6208 (US) |
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STATE OF MIND - THE IInd GENERATION - Green Hill Mountain Home / Somethn' To Be Findin' / Newsreel / Barstool Blues / My Favorite Memory / Two By Four / State Of Mind / Stich In Time / Goin' Home In The Rain / Old Man (Life Cycled) / Living Waters | ||
| 1978 | LP 12" CMH 6223 (US) |
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THE IInd GENERATION - EDDIE ADCOCK & MARTHA - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor / Remember Me / Sugarfoot Rag / High Hill / Scream Theme / Old Man / Bound To Ride / The Singer / Eddie's Matchbox Blues / The Wayward Wind / Medley : Foggy Lady - Lady Of Spain - Beer Barrel Polka - Foggy Mountain Breakdown | ||
| 1979 | LP 12" CMH 6236 (US) |
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GUITAR ECHOES - Wold Blackberries / Bird Lips & Banana Juice / Eddie's Love Theme / Orange Blossom Overture / Guitar Echoes / Sun Fall / Freewheelin' Boogie / Jamagination / Birth Of The Blues | ||
| 1980 | LP 12" CMH 6249 (US) |
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LOVE GAMS - EDDIE ADCOCK & MARTHA - Love Games / Wrong About You, Right About Me / Gotta Get A-Movin (instr.) / Scrape The Road / Purify & Get Humble / The Hotter She Burns / Love's Gotta Get You / Rat Hunt (instr.) / Outlaw Love / Let's | ||
| 1987 | LP 12" CMH 6263 (US) |
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EDDIE ADCOCK & TALK OF THE TOWN - Windy Woman / Give This Message To Your Heart / Saturday Night Fish Fry / Renaissance Man / Dreams Are Made To Remember / I'm Walkin' / Baby Let's Play House / A Rose On The Riverbank / The Hotter She Burns / Long Black Veil / Eddie's Matchbox Blues / Up Around The Bend | ||
| 1988 | LP 12" CMH 6265 (US) |
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EDDIE ADCOCK AND HIS GUITAR - Guitar Echoes / Sun Fall 1988 / Under The Double Eagle / Love Is Blue / Bluegrass Boogie / Sunshine / Theme From Exodus / Sugar Foot Rag / Eddie's Love Theme / Birth Of The Blues / Silver Blue / Guitar Rag / Bump And Jump / Strollin' | ||
| 1988 | 2 LP 12" CMH 9039 (US) |
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THE ACOUSTIC CONNECTION :
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| 1989 | CD Sugar Hill SH-CD-3772 (US) |
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Classic Country Gents Reunion - Duffey, Waller, Adcock & Gray - Fare The Well / Stewball / I'll Be Here In The Morning / Champagne Breakdown / Here Today And Gone Tomorrow / Gonna Get There Soon / Hey Lala / Casey's Last Ride / Wild Side Of Life / Wait A Little Longer / Back Home In Indiana / Thinking Of You / Say Won't You Be Mine |
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| 1991 | CD CMH 6270 (US) |
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DIXIE FRIED - The Eddie ADCOCK BAND - Dixie Fried / Dog / Bootlegger / Tender Lie / Jealous Heart / Midnight Rider / She Used To Love Me A Lot / Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You / Between Fire And Water / Birmingham Bounce / Didn't You / Bluegrass Morning / Will There Ever Be Another / Dixie In My Eye | ||
| 1992 | CD REBEL 1482 (US) |
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SENSATIONAL TWIN BANJOS - Eddie ADCOCK - Don RENO - Bye Bye Blues / Bully Of The Town / Lonesome Road Blues / Banjo Riff / Speedin' West / Turkey In The Straw / Down Yonder / Waltz You Saved For Me / Goodbye Liza Jane / Little Old Cabin In The Lane / Swanee River | ||
| 01/1995 | CD CMH 6272 (US) |
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TALK TO YOUR HEART - The Eddie ADCOCK BAND - Talk to Your Heart / Without You / All I Want Is You / Anything For The Blues / Wrong About You, Right About Me / Cold July / Boy From Arkansas / Your Heart Or Mine / Another Lonesome Morning / After Holding Heaven / He's Taking It Hard / Don't Sweetheart Me / Ed Scales In The Sunset / Too Lonely To Heart The Rain / Call Me The Breeze | ||
| 06/1996 | CD PINECASTLE 1058 (US) |
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RENAISSANCE MAN - San Antonio Rose / Poopsie Blue / Crazy Blues / Run, May, Run / Lonesome Banjo / Banjo Signal / Wild Swanee Home / Renaissancce Man / Pallet On Your Floor / Mrs. Robinson / Sing Banjo Sing / Mangadang / Dream Concerto / Lost At Sea | ||
| 05/1998 | CD PINECASTLE 1078 (US) |
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SPIRITED - Eddie & Martha ADCOCK - By The Side Of The Road / Open Book / Narrow Road / What Love Can't Do / Spirited / Satisfied Mind / Gonna Get There Soon / Living Water / Don't Do It And It Won' Be On Your Mind / Rainbow / Standing In The Need Of Prayer / Even After Forever | ||
| 05/2003 | CD PINECASTLE 1128 (US) |
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TWOGRASS - Eddie & Martha ADCOCK - Let's / Something To Be Finding / It's Grand To Have Someone To Love You / Have Thine Own Way / I Am A Pilgrim / Pretty Redwing (inst.) / Nobody's Darling But Mine / Where Will I Shelter My Sheep / I Got Wise / Uncle Joe / (Is This) My Destiny / Gold Watch And Chain | ||
| 2017 | CD Patuxent CD-300 (US) |
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Vintage Banjo Jam - Los Dedos / Downtown Boogie / Theme From "Exodus" / Country Gentleman / Warm And Windy / Banjo Bop / Camptown Races / Meet Mister Callaghan / Darling Nelly Bly / Eddie To The Rescue / The Waltz You Saved For Me / Blowing Bubbles / Virginia Bluebell |
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