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{{Short description|American five-string banjo player (1942–2021)}} |
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'''John Hickman''' is an American banjo player. He plays banjo in the [[Byron Berline]] Band, based in [[Guthrie, Oklahoma]]. Hickman, along with artists like [[Earl Scruggs]] and [[Bela Fleck]], is widely considered to be amongst the best banjo players in modern times. He is famous for his ability to imitate the picking styles of other prominent banjo players. [[image:JohnHickmanPlaysBanjo.jpg|frame|John Hickman at the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival]] |
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'''John Hickman''' (October 7, 1942 – May 11, 2021)<ref name="bluegrasstoday">{{cite web |last1=Lawless |first1=John |title=John Hickman passes |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/john-hickman-passes/ |website=Bluegrass Today |access-date=March 10, 2022 |date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> was an [[United States|America]]n five-string banjo player. |
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Hickman was born in Columbus, Ohio. He started playing the banjo at the age of 13.<ref name="bluegrass unlimited">{{cite journal |last1=Powell |first1=Bruce |title=John Hickman |journal=Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine |date=May 1975 |volume=9 |issue=11 |url=https://www.bluegrassunlimited.com/article/john-hickman/ |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> |
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In 1969, he moved to California, and began performing together with fiddle player [[Byron Berline]] and guitarist [[Dan Crary]].<ref name="bluegrass unlimited" /> |
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He released the album ''Don’t Mean Maybe'' in 1978.<ref name="bluegrasstoday" /> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*Trischka, Tony, and Pete Wernick. 2000. ''Masters of the 5-string Banjo: In Their Own Words and Music''. Oak Publications. {{isbn|9780825602986}} |
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[[Category:1942 births]] |
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[[Category:2021 deaths]] |
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[[Category:American banjoists]] |
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[[Category:American bluegrass musicians]] |
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[[Category:American folk musicians]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Columbus, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:People from Hilliard, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Country musicians from California]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 31 July 2022
John Hickman (October 7, 1942 – May 11, 2021)[1] was an American five-string banjo player.
Hickman was born in Columbus, Ohio. He started playing the banjo at the age of 13.[2]
In 1969, he moved to California, and began performing together with fiddle player Byron Berline and guitarist Dan Crary.[2]
He released the album Don’t Mean Maybe in 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lawless, John (May 12, 2021). "John Hickman passes". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Powell, Bruce (May 1975). "John Hickman". Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine. 9 (11). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Trischka, Tony, and Pete Wernick. 2000. Masters of the 5-string Banjo: In Their Own Words and Music. Oak Publications. ISBN 9780825602986
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