Bluegrass legend J.D. Crowe has died. He was leader of J.D. Crowe & The New South, a pioneering bluegrass band in the 70s that at one time featured Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, and Tony Rice:
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J.D. Crowe, Bluegrass Banjo Icon, Dead at 84
With his band the New South, the Kentucky native expanded the often constrictive boundaries of bluegrass and spotlighted players like Keith Whitley, Jerry Douglas, and Tony Rice