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Thomas Edd Mayfield
Thomas Edward "Edd" Mayfield (April 12, 1926 – July 7, 1958) was a Bluegrass singer and guitarist, mostly known for being a member of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys band during the 1950s. Edd Mayfield and two of his brothers, Smokey Mayfield (1924–2008) of Spearman and Herbert Mayfield (1920–2008) of Dimmitt, were part of the Mayfield Brothers Country band in West Texas. Biography Mayfield was born in Dawn in Deaf Smith County, southwest of Amarillo, to William Fletcher Mayfield (died 1952) and the former Penelope Drake (died 1937). The family was involved in music, rodeo, and ranching. Mayfield served in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Mayfield Brothers were offered a recording contract, but turned it down because of the business of the family's Green Valley Ranch. In the summer of 1951, Bill Monroe's guitarist, Carter Stanley, left the band, and Monroe, who had heard of Mayfield, offered him the vacant slot as guitarist in the Bluegrass Boys. At the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn, Texas
Dawn is an unincorporated community in eastern Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 52 in 2000. History Jim Moore, the T Anchor Ranch's boss, built a dugout approximately six miles southwest of the present-day townsite in 1887, giving rise to Dawn. After buying the dugout and the filing rights for the nearby areas two years later, J. H. Parrish eventually constructed a general store for the ranchers in the region. According to legend, he named it "Dawn of a New Country," or "Dawn of Civilization," and the first word of the sentence was picked as the name when he filed for a post office. According to another story, Parrish declared, "This is the dawn of a new day," when he first saw the land. In a barn near Dawn, James N. Askren operated a broom manufacturing plant. Dawn was a thriving hamlet by the time Parrish sold his land holdings and relocated to Oklahoma in 1893. When the Pecos Valley and Northeaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Stanley
Carter Glen Stanley (August 27, 1925 – December 1, 1966) was a bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys band with his younger brother Ralph Stanley. Biography Stanley was born in Big Spraddle Creek in Dickenson County, Virginia. The son of Lucy and Lee Stanley, Carter grew up in rural southwestern Virginia. In 1946, he and his brother Ralph formed the Stanley Brothers, ultimately becoming one of the most respected and influential pioneering groups of a new genre that later came to be known as "bluegrass". Carter played guitar and sang lead while Ralph played banjo and sang with a strong, high tenor voice. Their harmonies are much admired, and many consider Carter Stanley to be one of the great natural singers in the history of country music. Carter also composed more than 100 songs, and many of them remain standards in the bluegrass genre. He had a particular knack for deceptively simple ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaths From Cancer In West Virginia
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as ''Turritopsis dohrnii'', are biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. As of 2022, an estimated total of almost 110 billion humans have died, or roughly 94% of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
