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A couple of lines in this article have been disputed. I think that the sources support the material that has been removed, I'd like to restore at least some of what they have to say.
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He was a greatly talented musician who made an undeniable impact on the sound of the Carter Family, thus influencing country music as a whole. [1]
Or from the Smithsonian Institution's "Birthplace of Country Music":
it is his contribution to country music for which he is most remembered (...) Riddle taught the Carter Family such songs as "The Cannon Ball," "I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome," and "Let the Church Roll On." [2]
This link had gone stale -- I fixed that. In any case, the sources are clear that Riddle's association with the Carter family was an influential one.
The other disputed text is:
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Riddle's guitar work influenced the playing of Maybelle Carter who incorporated Riddle's blues lick into her style. Maybelle's guitar style became the famous "Carter Scratch."
By comparison, Riddle's biography at the "Birthplace of Country Music" says:
Maybelle Carter credited Riddle with teaching her the "bottleneck" style of guitar picking, in which the index finger plays the melody while the thumb keeps the rhythm on the bass strings. [4]
And the University of North Carolina says:
Maybelle Carter (...) is noted as having learned much in the way of guitar technique from Mr. Riddle. [5]
Each source asserts that Riddle taught Carter techniques that she incorporated into her own distinctive style. While it ought to be clear, as one editor put in the comments, that Riddle "did not 'teach' Maybelle her signature Carter Scratch", it should also be clear that Riddle made a direct and notable contribution to her style.
If anyone has access to the interviews where Carter describes the origin of the Scratch style, please add them to the article as references.
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A couple of lines in this article have been disputed. I think that the sources support the material that has been removed, I'd like to restore at least some of what they have to say.
Here is the text in contention:
Compare the source:
He was a greatly talented musician who made an undeniable impact on the sound of the Carter Family, thus influencing country music as a whole. [1]
Or from the Smithsonian Institution's "Birthplace of Country Music":
it is his contribution to country music for which he is most remembered (...) Riddle taught the Carter Family such songs as "The Cannon Ball," "I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome," and "Let the Church Roll On." [2]
This link had gone stale -- I fixed that. In any case, the sources are clear that Riddle's association with the Carter family was an influential one.
The other disputed text is:
In this case, the reference was deleted along with the text. The source says:
Riddle's guitar work influenced the playing of Maybelle Carter who incorporated Riddle's blues lick into her style. Maybelle's guitar style became the famous "Carter Scratch."
By comparison, Riddle's biography at the "Birthplace of Country Music" says:
Maybelle Carter credited Riddle with teaching her the "bottleneck" style of guitar picking, in which the index finger plays the melody while the thumb keeps the rhythm on the bass strings. [4]
And the University of North Carolina says:
Maybelle Carter (...) is noted as having learned much in the way of guitar technique from Mr. Riddle. [5]
Each source asserts that Riddle taught Carter techniques that she incorporated into her own distinctive style. While it ought to be clear, as one editor put in the comments, that Riddle "did not 'teach' Maybelle her signature Carter Scratch", it should also be clear that Riddle made a direct and notable contribution to her style.
If anyone has access to the interviews where Carter describes the origin of the Scratch style, please add them to the article as references.
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