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A History of Bluegrass Music

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Bluegrass is a genre of music that was very popular from the second half of the nineteenth century onwards in the mining and rural society in various states of the southeastern United States. It is also known as Hillbilly music and has its roots in traditional music from England, Ireland and Scotland, brought by immigrants [...]

The History Of Gibson Guitars

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From mandolins made in Kalamazoo Michigan in the later part of the 1800s to the majestic Les Paul guitar that Gibson is best known for, the disciples of the well-known Gibson company (established in the 1920s), formerly known as Gibson Mandolin Guitar Manufacturing Co., Ltd., has succeeded in keeping one of America’s best guitar brands [...]