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Listen: The Blues ProgramJim and Jesse McReynolds with other musicians- Live Oak, Florida
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Series 1640, RG158, Suwannee River Jamboree; Box 3, FF9
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Jim and Jesse are pictured in the gray jackets. Jesse is to the left, holding the mandolin, for which he was famous for playing. Jim is on the right.
Jim and Jesse McReynolds joined the Jamboree as regular members in 1954. By 1957, they had moved on to the Grand Ole Opry. Jesse was even featured on The Doors' 1969 album "The Soft Parade". Their numerous honors include induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars", the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame, IBMA's Hall of Honor, and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame. They also received the National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, presented by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jane Alexander at the The White House, September 23, 1997. This is the folk and traditional art's most prestigious honor.
Copy of original Suwannee River Jamboree photos owned by Johnnie Bonds.
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