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- Wade_Mainer abstract "Wade Echard Mainer (April 21, 1907 – September 12, 2011) was an American country singer and banjoist. With his band, the Sons of the Mountaineers, he is credited with bridging the gap between old-time mountain music and Bluegrass and is sometimes called the \"Grandfather of Bluegrass.\" In addition, he innovated a two-finger banjo fingerpicking style, which was a precursor to modern three-finger bluegrass styles.Originally from North Carolina, Mainer's main influences came from the mountain music of his family. In a career that began in 1934 and spanned almost six decades, Mainer transitioned from being a member of his brother's band into the founder of his own ensemble, the Sons of the Mountaineers, with whom he performed until 1953, when he became more deeply involved with his Christianity and left the music industry. After working at a General Motors factory and attending gospel revivals, Mainer was convinced that he should restart his career as a Christian gospel musician and began to tour with his wife in this capacity. He continued to release albums until 1993.".
- Wade_Mainer activeYearsEndYear "1993".
- Wade_Mainer activeYearsStartYear "1934".
- Wade_Mainer background "solo_singer".
- Wade_Mainer birthDate "1907-04-21".
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace United_States.
- Wade_Mainer deathDate "2011-09-12".
- Wade_Mainer deathPlace Flint,_Michigan.
- Wade_Mainer genre Bluegrass_music.
- Wade_Mainer instrument Banjo.
- Wade_Mainer thumbnail WadeMainer.jpg?width=300.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageExternalLink 78discography.com.
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageLength "22584".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageOutDegree "76".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageRevisionID "705735993".
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:1907_births.
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_bluegrass_musicians.
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:King_Records_artists.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musicians_from_Flint,_Michigan.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:Old-time_musicians.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina.
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Fiddle.
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Molly_ODay_(singer).
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- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Washington,_D.C..
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Weaverville,_North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink White_House.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wade Mainer & Sons of the Mountaineers".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wade Mainer and his Sons of the Mountaineers band".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wade Mainer".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wade Mainer's Sons of The Mountaineers".
- Wade_Mainer wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wade".
- Wade_Mainer associatedActs "Zeke Morris, Wade Mainer's Smilin' Rangers, The Mountaineers, The Sons of the Mountaineers".
- Wade_Mainer background "solo_singer".
- Wade_Mainer birthDate "1907-04-21".
- Wade_Mainer birthName "Wade Echard Mainer".
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace North_Carolina.
- Wade_Mainer birthPlace United_States.
- Wade_Mainer caption "Mainer in his later years".
- Wade_Mainer deathDate "2011-09-12".