Ron Block

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Ronald Franklin "Ron" Block (born July 30, 1964) is an American bluegrass and alternative country musician, mainly playing the banjo and the guitar, singing, and writing gospel music.

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[edit] Biography

Block was born in 1964 in Inglewood, California. He received his first guitar at 11. He first became interested in banjo at 13, after seeing Earl Scruggs play on television. His interest in guitars and singing grew after seeing The Stanley Brothers and Larry Sparks. He is best known for his participation in the Grammy Award winning band, Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Block supported Dan Tyminski at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, playing "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "The Road To Nash Vegas".

[edit] Discography

Title Album details Peak positions
US Bluegrass
Faraway Land
DoorWay
  • Release date: June 19, 2007
  • Label: Rounder Records
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Quotation

They (Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs) took the existing forms of music of the day, and radically innovated a new music form. So the spirit of that is happening today. It's taking the roots and turning it into a new thing that's uniquely your own.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 1-904041-96-5. 

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