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'@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ '''Nashville String Machine''' is a [[musical collective]] comprising [[session musician]]s, based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present,<ref name="credit">[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-nashville-string-machine-mn0000376653/credits allmusic.com, ''Credits'']</ref> although the group was formally formed as "The Nashville String Machine" in 1981.<ref name="discog">[https://www.discogs.com/artist/391136-The-Nashville-String-Machine discogs.com, ''The Nashville String Machine'']</ref> -The group was formed by violinists Carol W. Gorodetzky (b. 1937 in Pennsylvania) and her husband concertmaster Carl J. Gorodetzky (born 1936/7{{Clarify|reason=ambiguous date format|date=November 2017}} in Pennsylvania). They oversee the contracting of arrangers, players and studio support as needed; their available supply of potential orchestra members maximizes at 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nashvillestringmachine.com/|title=Nashville String Machine - Welcome!|website=NashvilleStringMachine.com|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> +The group was formed by violinists Carol Walker Gorodetzky (b. March 23, 1942 in Tennessee, died 2023<ref>https://www.alternativecremationandfuneralservice.com/obituary/dorothy-gorodetzky</ref>) and her husband concertmaster Carl J. Gorodetzky (b. March 6, 1937<ref>https://www.facebook.com/carl.gorodetzky/about_contact_and_basic_info</ref> in Pennsylvania, married to Carol Gorodetzky January 26, 1980<ref>https://www.facebook.com/carol.gorodetzky/about</ref>). They oversee the contracting of arrangers, players and studio support as needed; their available supply of potential orchestra members maximizes at 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nashvillestringmachine.com/|title=Nashville String Machine - Welcome!|website=NashvilleStringMachine.com|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> -Since the required number of orchestra members changes from project to project, individual members vary. However, there are four members of the ensemble who date from its 1981 founding: -* Carol W. Gorodetzky – violin +Since the required number of orchestra members changes from project to project, individual members vary. However, there are three members of the ensemble who date from its 1981 founding: * Pam Sixfin – violin * Gary Vanosdale – viola * Craig Nelson – arco bass.<ref name="discog"/> + +Carol Walker Gorodetzky, founding member and violinist for the group, passed away on November 16, 2023. The music aggregating website [[AllMusic]] lists 1,171 albums on which "The Nashville String Machine" is credited (from 1972 through 2017).<ref name="credit"/> The group has appeared as large as an [[orchestra]], or as small as a duo. '