King of Newgrass
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King of Newgrass is the celebrated nickname of Sam Bush, a pioneering American mandolinist and bandleader known for helping create and popularize the progressive bluegrass subgenre called "newgrass."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Newgrass canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesToOccupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
mandolinist ⓘ |
| associatedBand | New Grass Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEra |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s and beyond ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
newgrass
ⓘ
progressive bluegrass ⓘ |
| associatedRole | frontman of New Grass Revival ⓘ |
| carriesConnotation |
innovation in bluegrass mandolin playing
ⓘ
leadership in newgrass movement ⓘ |
| countryOfAssociation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
American roots music
ⓘ
bluegrass music ⓘ |
| hasBearer | Sam Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrumentContext | mandolin ⓘ |
| hasReputation | pioneering figure in newgrass ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | honorific nickname ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping create the newgrass subgenre
ⓘ
popularizing progressive bluegrass ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sam Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Sam Bush's musical persona ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
American bluegrass scene
ⓘ
progressive acoustic music ⓘ |
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