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Ford Nix: Detroit bluegrass pioneer

He played music with Dynamite: Skeet Ring

Eddie Jackson and Don Rader, early inspirations

WYSI / WSDS radio: the rock’n’roll years

He Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven: Hal Clark

The mysterious Ricky Riddle

Rock And Roll Grandpap: Don Rader

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