词条 | Herschel Sizemore |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Herschel Sizemore | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Herschel Lee Sizemore | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|08|06}} | birth_place = Sheffield, Alabama | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Bluegrass music | occupation = Musician | instrument = Mandolin | years_active = 1957–present | label = Hay Holler Records | associated_acts = Dixie Gentlemen, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Bluegrass Cardinals | website = | notable_instruments = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} Herschel Sizemore is an American mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition. BiographyEarly yearsSizemore was raised in Leighton, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals. When he was age eight, Sizemore's parents took him to see a performance by Bill Monroe at the Grand Ole Opry.[1] Music careerThe first portion of Sizemore's career was spent playing in established bluegrass bands. From 1957 until 1965, Sizemore played with the Dixie Gentlemen with Jake Landers and Rual Yarbrough.[2][3] In 1971, the Dixie Gentlemen reunited for a period of time.[4] Sizemore was a member of The Boys from Shiloh in 1966, along with Bobby Smith (lead vocal, guitar), Rual Yarbrough (baritone vocal, banjo), Charlie Nixon (resonator guitar), and Johnny Montgomery (bass). Sizemore then played with Jimmy Martin from 1967 until 1968.[5] From 1968 until 1974, Sizemore played with the Shenandoah Cut-Ups, trading solos with fiddler Tater Tate and flatpicker Wesley Golding.[6] Sizemore, Wesley Golding, and Tom McKinney left the Shenandoah Cut-Ups to form Country Grass, which lasted from 1974 until 1976. Other members included Tom Gray (bass, vocals), Ricky Skaggs (fiddle), and Ronnie Bucke (drums). Sizemore was also one of Del McCoury's Dixie Pals from 1978 until 1979. Other Pals included Jerry McCoury (upright bass), Dick Smith (banjo), and the late Sonny Miller (fiddle). The Dixie Pals (with Mike Hargrove) reunited at a 2012 benefit concert for Sizemore.[7][8] Sizemore was a member of the Bluegrass Cardinals from 1991 until 1995.[9][10] Solo recordingsIn 1995, Sizemore formed the Herschel Sizemore Band. His first solo album Bounce Away" was released in 1979, and in 2000, Sizemore released the album My Style on Hay Holler with Jim Haley (guitar), Terry Baucom (banjo), and Eddie Biggerstaff and Ron Stewart (fiddle).[11][12] In 2009, Sizemore released the album B-Natural with Terry Baucom (banjo), Jimmy Haley (guitar), Ron Stewart (fiddle), (Mike Bub) (bass),and Alan Bibey (guitar, mandolin).[13] Mandolin in BSizemore and his wife Joyce were both diagnosed with cancer on the same day in fall 2011. On February 19th 2012, a benefit concert for the Sizemored was staged in Roanoke, Virginia. The documentary film Mandolin in B focused on Sizemore's life and music. The film was directed by Rick Bowman and released by Backyard Green Films.[14][15] SongwritingSizemore's best-known composition is the mandolin instrumental "Rebecca," named after his mother. It has been covered by several other artists.[16] AwardsIn 2011, Siizemore was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame.[1] DiscographySolo albums
Jake Landers and Herschel Sizemore
The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
Shenandoah Valley Quartet
The Shenandoah Cut-Ups
The Dixie Gentlemen
The Country Grass
Roby Huffman and the Bluegrass Cutups
Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals
Bluegrass Cardinals
As composer
Also appears on
Music instruction
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.prescriptionbluegrassblog.com/2011/03/herschel-sizemore-to-be-inducted-into.html|title=Herschel Sizemore To Be Inducted into Hall-of-Fame Today|work=Prescription Bluegrass|accessdate=September 26, 2017|author= |date=March 18, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite book |last=Rosenberg|first=Neil V.|author2=Charles K. Wolfe|date=2008|title=The Music of Bill Monroe|edition= |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Music_of_Bill_Monroe.html?id=PmiFb1e1Fm4C|access-date=September 26, 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.alabamamusicoffice.com/artists-a-z/d-1/685-dixie-gentlemen.html|title=Dixie Gentlemen|work=Alabama Music Office|accessdate=September 27, 2017|author=Ivan M. Tribe|date= }} 4. ^{{cite book |last=Erlewine|first=Michael|date=1997|title=All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music|edition= |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/All_Music_Guide_to_Country.html?id=7Mo7xm-X1r4C|access-date=September 26, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/on-this-day-39-jimmy-martin/|title=On This Day #39 – Jimmy Martin|work=Bluegrass Today|accessdate=September 27, 2017|author=Richard Thompson|date=May 14, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Tribe|first=Ivan M.|date=2006|title=Country: A Regional Exploration|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Country.html?id=ZlBIJt_bRJAC|access-date=September 27, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/del-mccoury-and-his-dixie-pals-reunion-will-be-a/article_25aca994-14a4-5d28-8a69-121a57f007bc.html?mode=image&photo=0|title=Del McCoury and His Dixie Pals reunion will be a highlight of Herschel and Joyce Sizemore benefit on Feb. 19|work=Roanoke Times|accessdate=September 28, 2017|author=Tad Dickens|date=February 7, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/del-mccoury-my-dixie-home|title=Del McCoury - My Dixie Home|work=No Depression|accessdate=September 28, 2017|author=Jon Weisberger|date=October 31, 2001}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/herschel-sizemore-to-al-hall-of-fame/|title=Herschel Sizemore to AL Hall of Fame|work=Bluegrass Today|accessdate=October 9, 2017|author=John Lawless|date=February 24, 2011}} 10. ^{{cite book |last=Kingsbury|first=Paul|date=Feb 1, 2012|title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music|edition= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&dq=marshall+wilborn+austin+tx&source=gbs_navlinks_s|access-date=October 8, 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-12-03/news/0012030358_1_bluegrass-alison-krauss-deeply-satisfying-album|title=Instruments Of Bluegrass|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=September 28, 2017|author=David Royko|date=December 3, 2000}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=https://music-is-our-hot-hot-sex.blogspot.com/2010/12/herschel-sizemore-my-style.html|title=Herschel Sizemore - My Style|work=Power Pop Lovers|accessdate=September 28, 2017|author= |date=December 5, 2010}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/b-natural-from-herschel-sizemore/|title=B-Natural from Herschel Sizemore|work=Bluegrass Today|accessdate=September 28, 2017|author=John Lawless|date=July 31, 2009}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cybergrass.com/node/2904#sthash.axTWDmJL.dpbs|title=New Film Documentary - Herschel Sizemore: Mandolin in B|work=Cybergrass|accessdate=September 26, 2017|author= |date=September 7, 2013}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.prescriptionbluegrassblog.com/2013/09/prescription-bluegrass-reviews-new.html|title=Prescription Bluegrass Reviews New Herschel Sizemore Documentary|work=Prescription Bluegrass|accessdate=September 26, 2017|author=Mark Raborn|date=September 18, 2013}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/blue-yodel-7-herschel-sizemores-rebecca/|title=Blue Yodel #7 – Herschel Sizemore's Rebecca|work=Bluegrass Today|accessdate=September 26, 2017|author=Chris Stuart|date=November 8, 2011}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://reviews.archiewarnock.net/BluegrassCardinals-MountainGirl.html|title=The Bluegrass Cardinals: Mountain Girl|work=Bluegrass Unlimited|accessdate=October 9, 2017|author=Archie Warnock|date=March 1, 1997}} External links
8 : 1935 births|American country singers|American bluegrass musicians|American mandolinists|American bluegrass mandolinists|Living people|People from Sheffield, Alabama|Country musicians from Alabama |
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