| 词条 | Rickie Simpkins |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Rickie Simpkins | honorific_suffix = | image = Simpkins-fls.jpg | caption=Performing at MerleFest in 2009 | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|03|10}} | birth_place = Montgomery County, Virginia | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Bluegrass music | occupation = Musician | instrument = Violin, mandolin | years_active = 1979–present | label = Pinecastle, Doobie Shea | associated_acts = Tony Rice Unit, Continental Divide, Lonesome River Band | website = {{URL|rickiesimpkins.com}} | notable_instruments = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}Rickie Simpkins is an American fiddler and mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition. He is best known for his solo albums and his work with the Lonesome River Band and the Seldom Scene.[1] BiographyEarly yearsSimpkins was raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, southwest of Roanoke. He learned fiddle at age six and played in a show with Flatt and Scruggs at age nine. Simpkins also learned banjo and guitar at a young age.[2] Simpkins and his brother Ronnie played in a family group, and eventually joined the bluegrass band Upland Express, releasing an album on Leather Records in 1979. Other members included his brother Ronnie (bass), Ken Farmer (guitar), Barry Collins (banjo), and Tonya Gibson (mandolin).[3] McPeak BrothersWhen he graduated from high school, Simpkins joined the McPeak Brothers as a full-time member, and continued with them into the early 1980s. Members were Simpkins (mandolin, fiddle), Mike McPeak (guitar), Dewey McPeak (banjo), Jim Buchanan (fiddle), Phil Gazell (harmonica), Jerry Douglas (resonator guitar), and Larry McPeak (bass).[4] Virginia SquiresIn 1981, Simpkins joined the band Heights of Grass, which evolved into the Virginia Squires. Members included Rickie Simpkins (fiddle, mandolin), his brother Ronnie Simpkins (bass), Sammy Shelor (guitar, banjo), and Mark Newton (guitar). 1984, they were voted Bluegrass Band of the Year by the Country Music Association of Virginia. They broke up in 1989, but in 2016 and 2017 got together for reunion shows.[5][6] Tony Rice UnitSimpkins joined the Tony Rice Unit in 1983, who combined traditional bluegrass and jazz. Besides Rice and Simpkins, other members included Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin), Wyatt Rice (guitar), and Ronnie Simpkins (bass).[7] Simpkins also played in Tony's brother Wyatt Rice's band.[8] Simpkins joined David Parmley, Scott Vestal and Continental Divide to record the album "Feel Good Day.[9] Lonesome River BandIn 2000, Simpkins joined the Lonesome River Band[10][11] and in 2001, joined gospel group the Isaacs,[12][13] splitting his time between the two ensembles. In 2002, Simpkins toured with the Gaithers and in 2007, Simpkins also began touring with Emmylou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys.[14][15] The Seldom SceneSimpkins joined the Seldom Scene in January 2016 when Ben Eldridge retired from the band.[16] Other members of the band include Lou Reid (mandolin, guitar), Dudley Connell (guitar), Ronnie Simpkins (bass), and Fred Travers (resonator guitar).[17] Simpkims left the Seldom Scene in 2017, and was replaced by Ron Stewart.[18] Solo recordingsSimpkins released his solo album Dancing on the Fingerboard in 1997 on the Pinecastle Records label. He played fiddle and mandolin, and sang lead vocals, and wrote several of the songs. Dancing on the Fingerboard was nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Recording of the Year award. Simpkins released his Don't Fret It album in 2002 on Doobie Shea. Guests included Wyatt Rice, Dan Tyminski, Ronnie Bowman, Tony Rice, Randy Kohrs, Ronnie Simpkins, Wendy Newcomer, and Ernie Thacker.[19] AwardsIn 2008, Simpkins (along with his brother Ronnie) was inducted into the Virginia Folk Music Hall of Fame.[20] DiscographySolo recordings
With the McPeak Brothers
With Upland Express
With Heights of Grass
With the Virginia Squires
With The Lonesome River Band
With David Parmley and Continental Divide
With Tony Rice
With The Isaacs
With the Seldom Scene
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Rickie Simpkins|work=California Bluegrass Association|accessdate=September 23, 2017|author=Joe Ross|date=August 24, 2008}} 20. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.virginiafolkmusic.org/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame|work=Virginia Folk Music Association|accessdate=September 23, 2017|author= |date= }} 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bluegrassonthetube.com/page2816.html|title=Cold Sheets Of Rain: Virginia Squires|work=Bluegrass on the Tube|accessdate=September 22, 2017|author= |date= }} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/tony-rice-unit-unit-measure|title=Tony Rice Unit - Unit Of Measure|work=No Depression|accessdate=September 23, 2017|author=Jon Weisberger|date=February 28, 2001}} External links
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