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11 Mar 06 - 12:47 PM (#1690657) Subject: Bluegrass Accordion From: GUEST,Jim Wilene "Sally Ann" Forester Born: 12/20/1922 Died: 11/17/1999 As a Blue Grass Boy: Wilene "Billie" Forrester, nicknamed "Sally Ann" by Bill Monroe, was the first woman to play with the Blue Grass Boys and the only accordion player. She toured with Monroe for several years during World War II. She appears on eight tracks recorded in February 1945, singing tenor harmony on two songs; this makes her one of very few people to ever sing tenor to Bill Monroe. LET'S PUT THE ACCORDION BACK IN BLUEGRASS, WHERE IT BELONGS! |
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12 Mar 06 - 03:13 AM (#1691045) Subject: RE: Sally Ann Forester - Bluegrass Boy From: Dave Hanson Lets put the accordion back on the rubbish dump. Accordion=an instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin, from the Devils Dictionary. |