Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler died on Dec. 27. He was 98. The multi-instrumentalist and tenor singer was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2004 as well as the North Carolina Music Hall of ...

First-generation bluegrass musician Curly Seckler, whose percussive mandolin chop was an integral part of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ sound in the 1950s, died Wednesday morning. He was 98 years old ...

In recent years, Curly Seckler’s friends and family gathered on New Year’s Day to celebrate the life of the bluegrass great with songs, stories and birthday cake. This year was the first time he ...

Bluegrass pioneer Curly Seckler’s death, which happened Dec. 27 in Nashville at age 98, was not unexpected. But it was still dreaded by many in the bluegrass world – especially by his biographer, ...

Curly Seckler isn’t necessarily a household name, not like fellow bluegrassers Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt or Earl Scruggs. But at one point or another, Seckler, born near China Grove, in ...

“First you cross the tie over this way and pull it back around and then …,” is how I remember Curly Seckler describing to me how to tie a string tie as he wore on stage. This was a lesson shared in my ...

CMH Records (County. Music. Heritage.) maintains a rich history of classic bluegrass albums and is celebrating several of these legacy releases by remasteringthem all, while making them available in ...

Book Club — Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler Jul 19, 2016 Jul 19, 2016 ...