by bluegrassfound | Oct 22, 2020 | Do Not Show
By Keith Lawrence In an a grave unmarked for decades in Morgantown’s Black cemetery lies an Ohio County man who just might have been the greatest guitar picker ever born. Eighty years ago, Ohio Countians said Arnold Shultz (1886-1931) was the best guitar man in the...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 22, 2020 | Do Not Show
by William E. Lightfoot Shultz, Arnold (Feb. 1886–14 Apr. 1931) This article was published in print on March 15, 2013, and published online May 31, 2013. A version of this article appeared in African American National Biography. A guitarist and fiddler, Arnold Shultz...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 20, 2020 | News
California-based bluegrass bandleader and songwriter Kathy Kallick has launched a fundraiser in conjunction with County Sales, which will benefit the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund. The Shultz Fund was created in June 2020, to encourage more participation in...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Foundation and board members were pleased to see many of you online last week, at the first ever virtual World of Bluegrass events hosted by IBMA. Though nothing takes the place of face-to-face interaction and enjoyment of live music, participants were thrilled to...
by bluegrassfound | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Foundation board member Sam Blumenthal, of Charlotte, North Carolina, is featured in our donor spotlight this month. Q: How did you get involved with bluegrass music? A. I have always been a music person. I always loved the Beatles (who I believe were a “once in a...
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