J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, has died at age 84, his family says.
“This morning at around 3 a.m,, our dad, JD Crowe, went home. Prayers needed for all during this difficult time,” family members said in a post on his fan club page.
“We lost one of the greatest banjo players ever to pick up the five early this morning,” tweeted Bela Flek. “Farewell and thank you, JD Crowe.” Crowe embarked on a farewell tour in 2012 but had continued to perform at shows and festivals until COPD reportedly forced him to give up performing for good in 2019.
The band at that time included a future who’s who of bluegrass: Rice on guitar, Ricky Skaggs on mandolin, Bobby Sloane on bass and Jerry Douglas on guitar. Mark O’Connor, the legendary roots fiddler-guitarist, wrote on social media that Crowe was “one of the absolute greats in bluegrass, and a really wonderful mentor to me when I was a young boy coming up.” O’Connor was in Crowe’s band for just a few weeks in the mid-’70s when he was 14.
"The friendship and inspiration he provided us will never be forgotten. As long as there’s bluegrass, the spirit and impact of J.D. Crowe will always live on. Please keep his family, friends, and fans in your prayers in the coming days and weeks. We will all miss Mr. James Dee Crowe.”Donna Ulisse, a country singer-songwriter who has turned to bluegrass, “The wind is whipping up a moan outside my backdoor and I can only imagine that even the sky is sad to hear of J.D.
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