Les Woodie
Musician · 1931–2018
Best known for
Fiddle
Lester “Les” Woodie was an American bluegrass fiddler, known for his early work with the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys.
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- Was from Virginia and joined the Stanley Brothers shortly after finishing high school in 1949.
- Played fiddle with the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys for about two years.
- Played the fiddle on the Stanley Brothers' first recording of “Man of Constant Sorrow.”
- Performed with the band on the Louisiana Hayride radio program beginning in 1950.
- Won state fiddle championships in both Virginia and North Carolina.
- Died in 2018.
