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Eddie Adcock (born June 21, 1938) is an American banjoist and guitarist. His professional career as a five-string banjoist began in 1953 when he joined Smokey Graves & His Blue Star Boys, who had a regular show at a radio station in Crewe, Virginia .
Learn about Eddie Adcock's life and career as a banjoist and guitarist, from his Scottsville beginnings to his international fame and awards. Read his stories, see his photos, and listen to his music on this web page.
May 4, 2015 · Eddie Adcock has forged new pathways into traditional three-finger picking by developing a style that combines traditional Scruggs-style bluegrass with country, folk, jazz, blues, gospel and ...
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Eddie Adcock. Year Inducted: 1996 Born: June 21, 1938 in Scottsville, Virginia, United States Primary Instrument: Banjo. “My brother brought instruments home and I’d try them.Thank you, Bill, for giving me a life of poverty.”. Oral history video, International Bluegrass Music Museum.
On June 21, 1938, banjo-playing stylist Eddie Adcock was born in Scottsville, Virginia. Edward Windsor ‘Eddie’ Adcock’s introduction to music came in the shape of an older brother, Frank, whose own interest led to him acquiring instruments, including a tenor banjo, that he learned to play.
Sep 9, 2008 · Eddie Adcock – The Bionic Banjo Player. For a musician, there aren’t many things more fearsome than developing a tremor in your picking hand. Eddie Adcock decided not to sit idly by and live with a diminished skill level due to such a complication.
Banjo player extraordinaire Eddie Adcock is the 2014 recipient of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize. Adcock has been one of bluegrass music’s most revolutionary performers for over fifty years.
