J.D. Crowe, a Grammy winning banjo player whose mastery of the instrument inspired generations of bluegrass fans, died early on Friday morning, his family announced on social media.
No cause of death or location was given.“This morning at around 3 a.m,, our dad, JD Crowe, went home. Prayers needed for all during this difficult time,” family members said in a post on his Facebook fan club page.
Crowe had been active in music until 2019, when COPD forced him to stop performing.Crowe’s death came a year after another bluegrass legend, guitarist Tony Rice, a former member of Crowe’s New South, died on Christmas a year ago.Crowe’s career dates to the late 1950s, when he joined the Sunny Mountain Boys at age 19.
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