Randy Howard (1960–1999) was an American bluegrass, country and old time fiddler.
Howard was born in Georgia and grew up in Milledgeville. [1] As a child, he learned to play several instruments, including fiddle, and won his first fiddle contest at the age of 18 in Union Grove, North Carolina. [2]
Howard was the first prize fiddler at the inaugural Tri-State Bluegrass Association fiddle contest in 1982. [3] He worked as a session musician in Nashville beginning in 1990. He played with many well-known musicians and bands, including George Jones and Ricky Skaggs. [4] He continued to win many fiddle contests. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Howard performed on two albums with the Lonesome River Band. He was a guest artist on an album by Allen Shadd. [9] He was named fiddle player of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards in 1996. [10]
Howard died of cancer in 1999. [11] That year, he was once more named fiddle player of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. [12] [13] An album of his recordings, I Rest My Case, was released posthumously by Sugar Hill Records in 2001. [14]
Raw Guitar, Robin Kessinger [15]
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Randy Howard (1960–1999) was an American bluegrass, country and old time fiddler.
Howard was born in Georgia and grew up in Milledgeville. [1] As a child, he learned to play several instruments, including fiddle, and won his first fiddle contest at the age of 18 in Union Grove, North Carolina. [2]
Howard was the first prize fiddler at the inaugural Tri-State Bluegrass Association fiddle contest in 1982. [3] He worked as a session musician in Nashville beginning in 1990. He played with many well-known musicians and bands, including George Jones and Ricky Skaggs. [4] He continued to win many fiddle contests. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Howard performed on two albums with the Lonesome River Band. He was a guest artist on an album by Allen Shadd. [9] He was named fiddle player of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards in 1996. [10]
Howard died of cancer in 1999. [11] That year, he was once more named fiddle player of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. [12] [13] An album of his recordings, I Rest My Case, was released posthumously by Sugar Hill Records in 2001. [14]
Raw Guitar, Robin Kessinger [15]
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