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February 2009 Vol 42, No. 3
Calendar
17 Wise- Up Workshop, "NC Live:
Databases Old and New, " 12
noon; F-220
Wise- Up Workshop, "Professional
Writing: Resumes," 12 noon; F-
The campus voice of Caldwell Community College andTechnical Institute
What's Happening on Campus
J .E. Broyhill Civic Center to Welcome Bluegrass Favorites
J .D. Crowe & The New South.
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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's J .E. Broyhill Qvic Center will host bluegrass band
Wise- Up Workshop, 'Writing:
Getting Started," 12 noon; H-322
J .D. CTowe &The New South on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 pm.
Alpha Omega Club Meeting, 12
noon; E-310
Intramural Basketball Games, 12
noon; Caldwell Campus Gym
Women's Basketball vs. Louisburg
College, 5 pm; Away
19 Intramural Basketball Games, 12
noon; Caldwell Campus Gym
SGA General Assembly Meeting
12 noon; ASU Conference Room,
H Building
TRIO Deli, 12 noon; E- 120
Women's Basketball vs. Qinton
J unior College, 5:30 pm; Home
Men's Basketball vs. Sandhills
Community College, 8 pm; Away
20 Recovery Meeting, 12 noon; E- 301
21 Men's Basketball vs. Limestone
College, 2 pm; Away
24 Wrse- Up Workshop, "Budgeting
Your Money," 12 noon; H-322
Wise- Up Workshop, "NC Live:
Media and Full-Text
Publications,'' 12 noon; F-220
Alpha Omega Club Meeting, 12
noon; E-310
Intramural Basketball Games, 12
noon; Caldwell Campus Gym
Women's Basketball vs. Patterson
School, 7 pm; Away
26-28 Men's Basketball Region X
Tournament at CVCG
Times' Games TBA
Inside:
CCC&TI's Great Teacher - Kay
Crouch
SGA News
Foundation Fund Drive Kick-Off
. and much more!
BanjoistJ .D. Crowe was one of the most influential progressive bluegrass musidans of the 70s. Initially
influenced by Earl Scruggs, as well as rock & roll and the blues, Crowe worked his way through several
bands during the '60s, developing a distinctive instrumental style that melded country, bluegrass, rock,
and blues. Crowe didn't receive national exposure until the early '70s when he formed the New South, but
after the release of the band's eponymous debut in 1972 he became a fixture on the bluegrass scene for the
next 20 years.
Bom and raised in
Lexington, KY,
Crowe picked up
the banjo when he
was 13 years old,
inspired by one of
Flatt & Scruggs'
performances on
the Kentucky Bam
Dance. After that
show, he regularly
attended the duo's
performances, sitĀ¬
ting down in the
front row to study
Scruggs' revoluĀ¬
tionary picking.
Soon, Crowe was
playing with variĀ¬
ous groups in
Kentucky, including an outfit that also featured Curley Parker and Pee Wee Lambert. The young banj
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player frequently played on local radio stations, and that is where he got his first major break in 1956.
J immy Martin was driving through Lexington when he heaiti Crowe on the radio station, and was so
impressed with what he heard that he drove to the station and asked him to join his band, the Sunny
Mountain Boys. CYo we immediately accepted and began touring with Martin. While he was in the Sunny
Mountain Boys, Crowe didn't stick to a strict bluegrass set list -- he often added rock & roll songs to his
repertoire.
After spending six years with Martin, CYowe left the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1962 to pursue a solo career.
For a while, he played Lexington bars and hotels, developing a new, progressive direction for bluegrass
which incorporated stronger elements of folk, blues, and rock. In the mid- '60s, he formed the Kentucky
Mountain Boys with Red Allen and Doyle Lawson; they released their first album, Bluegrass Holiday, in
1968 on Lemco Records. The Kentucky Mountain Boys had a varied repertoire, but played solely acoustic
instruments. Two other records followed ā Ramblin' Boy and The Model Church ā before the group broke
up in the early '70s.
Following the disbandment of the Kentucky Mountain Boys, Crowe formed the New South, which was the
most revolutionary bluegrass outfit of its time. Originally, the band consisted of guitarist Tony Rice, man-
dolinist Ricky Skaggs, dobroist J erry Douglas, and fiddler/ bassist Bobby Sloan, and they played a wildly
eclectic brand of bluegrass on electric instruments. When they released their debut, J .D. Crowe & the New
South in 1975 on Rounder Records, it caused an instant sensation ā it marked a genuine turning point in
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