Bela Fleck
USA
Born: 10 July 1958
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Progressive Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Progressive Country, New Acoustic, Contemporary Folk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Traditional Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Country
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Premier banjo player Béla Fleck is considered one of the most innovative pickers in the world and has done much to demonstrate the versatility of his instrument, which he uses to play everything from traditional bluegrass to progressive jazz. He was named after composer Béla Bartok and was born in New York City. Around age 15, Fleck became fascinated with the banjo after hearing Flatt & Scruggs' "Ballad of Jed Clampett" and Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell's "Dueling Banjos," and his grandfather soon gave him one. While attending the High Sch...
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