Art Wooten
Musician · 1906–1986
Best known for
Fiddle
Art Wooten was an American bluegrass fiddler, often called one of the first fiddlers in bluegrass.
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- Born in 1906 in Sparta, North Carolina.
- Was the first fiddler in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, playing the band's first Grand Ole Opry appearance in 1939.
- Later played with Flatt and Scruggs and briefly with the Stanley Brothers.
- Received the Brown Hudson Award from the North Carolina Folklore Society. He died in 1986.
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Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass BoysPlayed on recordings with Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
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Flatt & ScruggsPlayed on recordings with Flatt & Scruggs
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The Stanley BrothersPlayed on recordings with The Stanley Brothers
