Cliff Waldron
Best known for
Guitar
Cliff Waldron is an American bluegrass singer and guitarist, a figure in the late-1960s Washington, D.C., bluegrass scene whose band helped open bluegrass to contemporary folk and pop material.
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- Born in 1941 and raised on a farm in West Virginia, he moved to the Washington, D.C., area in the early 1960s.
- Formed a partnership with banjoist Bill Emerson, recording the album “New Shades of Grass” in 1968.
- Led the band Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass, known for adapting folk and popular songs to the bluegrass form.
- Several musicians associated with his band went on to become founding members of the Seldom Scene.
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Cliff WaldronPlayed on recordings with Cliff Waldron
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Emerson and WaldronPlayed on recordings with Emerson and Waldron
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Bill EmersonPlayed on recording with Bill Emerson
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Bill Emerson, Cliff Waldron and the Lee Highway BoysPlayed on recording with Bill Emerson, Cliff Waldron and the Lee Highway Boys