Early years
Learning to play on numerous instruments brought into the home by an older brother, young Eddie, with his brother Frank, played and sang as a duo in local churches and on radio stations in nearbyWith the Country Gentlemen
Then Eddie met Martha
In 1970 Eddie left The Country Gentlemen and moved toSurgery
In October 2008, concerns about hand-tremors, which could have compromised his performing career, led to Eddie having deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A local anesthetic having been used during the surgery so that he could remain conscious, he was able to play banjo during the procedure in order to check the effectiveness of the treatment in progress.Eddie Adcock is known for composing and/or arranging these songs and instrumentals
Songs: ANOTHER LONESOME MORNING (ANOTHER LONESOME DAY) LET'S LIVING WATERS LOVE GAMES NEW JOE CLARK THE SENTENCE SING BANJO SING STATE OF MIND TOO LONELY TO HEAR THE RAIN UNCLE JOE WHAT LOVE CAN'T DO WHISPER HILL Instrumentals: BLUE BELL BOY FROM ARKANSAS CEDAR CITY BLUES CHAMPAGNE BREAKDOWN DEVIL'S RUN EDDIE S BOUNCE EL DEDO (EL DIDO) GUITAR ECHOES (ECHOES / EDDIE S BLUES) LAZY BOY NIGHTWALK RAINBOW RENAISSANCE MAN (R MAN) ROAD WARRIOR SCREAM THEME STALK OF THE CAT, PART 1 & 2 STROLLIN (STROLLING) SUNFALL THOMAS JEFFERSON BREAKDOWN TO THE RESCUE TURKEY KNOB TWO BY FOURA selected partial Adcock discography
AUDIO: VINTAGE BANJO JAM Eddie Adcock (1963), Patuxent # 300, 2017. MANY A MILE Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray and Friends, Patuxent # 228, 2011. TWOGRASS Eddie & Martha Adcock, Pinecastle # 1128, 2003. SPIRITED Eddie & Martha Adcock, Pinecastle # 1078, 1998. RENAISSANCE MAN Eddie Adcock, Pinecastle # 1058, 1996. TALK TO YOUR HEART The Eddie Adcock Band, CMH # 6272, 1995. DIXIE FRIED The Eddie Adcock Band, CMH # 6270, 1991. THE ACOUSTIC COLLECTION (Double album set) Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town, CMH # 9039, 1988. EDDIE ADCOCK & HIS GUITAR Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, CMH # 6265, 1988. EDDIE ADCOCK & TALK OF THE TOWN Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town, CMH # 6263, 1987. LOVE GAMES Eddie Adcock & Martha, CMH # 6249, 1980. GUITAR ECHOES Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, CMH # 6236, 1979. THE IInd GENERATION Eddie Adcock & Martha, CMH # 6223, 1978. STATE OF MIND The IInd Generation, CMH # 6208, 1976. SECOND IMPRESSION II Generation, Rebel # 1564, 1976. WE CALL IT GRASS II Generation, Rebel # 1546, 1975. HEAD CLEANER II Generation, Rebel # 1533, 1974. THE IInd GENERATION IInd Generation, Rome # RLP-1117, 1972. ("The black album", cover w/ Rome insignia only). Reprinted with black and white photo cover as "INTRODUCING THE IInd GENERATION". ADCOCK, GAUDREAU, WALLER & GRAY - THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN REUNION BAND Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller & Gray, RadioTherapy # RTR-CD-001, 2008. COUNTRY CONCERT The Country Gentlemen, Gusto # 815, 2007. ttenuated version (8 songs) of BLUEGRASS AT CARNEGIE HALL. GOING BACK TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS The Country Gentlemen, Smithsonian Folkways # 40175, 2007. Was "GOING BACK TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS : VOL. 4" Folkways # FTS-31031, recorded 1960's, released 1973. FOLK SESSION INSIDE The Country Gentlemen, Copper Creek # CCRS-7008, 2004. Was Mercury # SR-60858 & MG-20858, 1963. CAN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLIN': EARLY CLASSICS 1963-1969 The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # REB-CD-7508, 2003. ON THE ROAD (AND MORE) The Country Gentlemen, Smithsonian Folkways # 40133, 2001. Now includes bonus tracks from the 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. Was "ON THE ROAD : VOL. 3" Folkways # FA-2411, 1963. HIGH LONESOME: COMPLETE STARDAY RECORDINGS (2-CD Set) The Country Gentlemen, Starday King # 3510-2-2, 1998. (Early singles and album material 1957-1965.) THE EARLY REBEL RECORDINGS 1962-1971(4-CD Box set) The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # 4002, 1998. FOLK SONGS AND BLUEGRASS: Vol. 2 The Country Gentlemen, Smithsonian Folkways # 40022, 1991. Was "(John Duffey, Charley icWaller & the Country Gentlemen) SING AND PLAY FOLK SONGS AND BLUEGRASS : VOL. 2" Folkways # FA2410, 1961. COUNTRY SONGS, OLD AND NEW Charlie Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen, Smithsonian Folkways # 40004, 1990. Was "(Charlie Waller, John Duffey & the Country Gentlemen) COUNTRY SONGS, OLD AND NEW: VOL. 1" Folkways # FA-2409, 1960 & 1963; also London # 99. NASHVILLE JAIL The Classic Country Gentlemen, Copper Creek # CC-0111, 1990. (Recorded for, but unreleased by, Mercury 1964.) CLASSIC COUNTRY GENTS REUNION Duffey, Waller, Adcock & Gray, Sugar Hill # SH-3772, 1989. 25 YEARS The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # 1102, was #2201, 1982. YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Vol. 3 The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1535, released 1974. YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Vol. 2 The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1527, released 1973. YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Vol. 1 The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1521, released 1973. THE BEST OF THE EARLY COUNTRY GENTLEMEN FEATURING THE YOUNG FISHERWOMAN Rebel # SLP-1494, released 1970. NEW LOOK, NEW SOUND The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1490, 1970. PLAY IT LIKE IT IS The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1486, 1969. THE TRAVELER The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # SLP-1481, 1968. SING LIVE FROM THE STAGE OF THE ROANOKE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL The Country Gentlemen, Zap # 101 (Rebel subsidiary label), 1967. BRINGING MARY HOME The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # RLP-1478, 1966. (Also released as BANKS OF THE OHIO, London # 93, Date?) HOOTENANNY: A BLUE GRASS SPECIAL John Duffy (sic) and"The Country Gentlemen, Design # DLP 613. Was Pickwick International # JS6156, 1963. BLUEGRASS AT CARNEGIE HALL John Duffey & Charlie Waller and"The Country Gentlemen, Gusto # 0696-2, 2008. Was Hollywood # HCD113, 1987. Was Gusto # 102, 1983. Was Starday # SLP174, 1962. IN CONCERT The Country Gentlemen, London # 86 (live), Date? FOLK HITS BLUEGRASS STYLE The Country Gentlemen, London # 52, Date? BATTLE OF BLUEGRASS The Country Gentlemen and Jim & Jesse, London # 180, Date? THE BEST OF BLUEGRASS (Spine title: THE LONG BLACK VEIL) Country Gentlemen, Starday # N5-2172, 1985. (CAS) LAID BACK The Masters, Pinecastle # 1065, 1997. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY The Masters, CMH # 6268, 1990. THE MASTERS The Masters, CMH # 6266, 1989. SENSATIONAL TWIN BANJOS Eddie Adcock and Don Reno, Rebel # 1482, 1968 & 1992. COUNTRY MUSIC HERITAGE: THE LEGACY OF CMH RECORDS Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town and Various Artists, CMH # LP-6400, 2017. THE PATUXENT BANJO PROJECT (2-CD set) Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Patuxent # 250, 2014. PICKIN' LIKE A GIRL (4-CD Box set) Daughters of Bluegrass (with Martha Adcock), Blue Circle # BCR-036, 2013. FIRST TEAR Akira Otsuka, with Eddie Adcock and Various Artists, Patuxent # 231, 2012. TWENTY SONGS OF THE SOUTH Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Pinecastle # PRC 4013, 2011. LET THE LIGHT SHINE DOWN - A GOSPEL TRIBUTE TO BILL MONROE The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # 7529, 2011. LET THE LIGHT SHINE DOWN The Country Gentlemen, Rebel # 1675, 1991. JOHN DUFFEY: THE REBEL YEARS John Duffey with Eddie Adcock, the Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # CD-1836, 2011. BLUEGRASS BANJO FEATURING FLATT & SCRUGGS "John_Duff[e_(sic)_&".html" ;"title=".html" ;"title=""John Duff[e">"John Duff[e (sic) &"">.html" ;"title=""John Duff[e">"John Duff[e (sic) &" The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Essential Media Group, # XX?, 2011. BLUEGRASS BOUQUET Daughters of Bluegrass (with Martha Adcock), Blue Circle # BCR-017, 2008. ULTIMATE BANJO Eddie Adcock, The Masters, and Various Artists, Pinecastle # 4011, 2008. BEST LOVED BLUEGRASS: 20 ALL-TIME FAVORITES The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # REB-8004,2008. TRUE BLUEGRASS: INSTRUMENTALS Eddie Adcock and Various Artists, Rebel # CD-8003, 2007. BLUEGRASS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION Eddie & Martha Adcock, The Masters and Various Artists, Pinecastle # PRC-4010, 2007. B.A.B.A. SESSIONS - VOL. 1 Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Bay Area Bluegrass Association, 2007. THIRTY YEARS OF BLUEGRASS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Gusto # GT-7711-2, 2006. IN GOOD COMPANY Jimmy Gaudreau, with Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # 8983, 2006. TO A DOVE Heather Berry, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, Blue Circle # BCR-004, 2006. REMEMBRANCE OF YOU Francine Michaels, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, MTM # MTM-003, 2006. ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS - BLUEGRASS GOSPEL Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Pinecastle # PRC-4008, 2006. BLUEGRASS FROM HEAVEN - ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS GOSPEL, VOL. 2 Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, McMinnvillle # 3964 (CMH sub-label), 2005. CLASSIC BLUEGRASS, VOL. 2 The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways # 40163, 2005. CLASSIC SOUTHERN GOSPEL The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways # 40137, 2005. THE ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS COLLECTION - CHRISTMAS TIME'S A-COMIN' The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Time-Life # 18988, 2004. PURE PICKIN': CLASSIC BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTALS Eddie Adcock & Don Reno and Various Artists, Time-Life/Warner # TL- 19851-2, OPCD-8522, 2004. RANDY WALLER Randy Waller, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, Lendel # LR-5401, 2004. SOLDIER'S JOY: A CIVIL WAR ODYSSEY INSPIRED BY COLD MOUNTAIN Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # CD-8820, 2004. THE BEST OF KING AND STARDAY BLUEGRASS (4-CD Box Set) The Country Gentlemen, II Generation and Various Artists, King # KG-0952-4-2, 2004. CHRISTMAS TIME'S A-COMIN' The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Time-Life #18988, 2004. A PINECASTLE CHRISTMAS GATHERIN' Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Pinecastle # 1133, 2003. CHRISTMAS IN THE MOUNTAINS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # CD-1800, 2003. KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE: BLUEGRASS SALUTES THE CARTER FAMILY Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-8435, 2003. PRIME CUTS OF BLUEGRASS, VOL. 63 Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, KBC # KBC-CD-0063, 2003. A COLLECTION John Duffey, with Eddie Adcock, the Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # CD-0022, 2002. THE PIONEERS OF BLUEGRASS The Masters and Various Artists, CMH # CH-8660, 2002. WORLD'S GREATEST BLUEGRASS BANJOS Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-8417, 2002. THE ESSENTIAL BLUEGRASS COLLECTION Eddie Adcock & Martha and Various Artists, CMH # CD-1798, 2002. DUELING BANJOS Eddie Adcock & Talk Of The Town, The Masters, and Various Artists, CMH # CD-1795, 2002. RHYTHM OF THE MOUNTAINS Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # CD-1708, 2002. BROKEN HEARTS OF BLUEGRASS Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # CD-8411, 2002. REGGAEBILLY Peter Rowan, with Eddie Adcock, A-Train Entertainment, 2002. CLASSIC BLUEGRASS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways # 40092, 2002. IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF RANDALL HYLTON Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Pinecastle # 1116, 2001. AROUND THE WORLD TO POOR VALLEY (8-CD Box Set) Bill Clifton with The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Bear Family BCD # 16425 HK, 2001. JUST BECAUSE Mac Wiseman, with Eddie Adcock, Wise # MAC-W102, 2001. LETTER EDGED IN BLACK Mac Wiseman, with Eddie Adcock, Wise # MAC-W101, 2001. DESTINATION APPALACHIA Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, National Geographic / Sugo Music #SRO102, 2001. BANJO HALL OF FAME - 42 ALL-TIME BANJO CLASSICS (3-CD Set) Eddie & Martha Adcock, Talk Of The Town, The Masters and Various Artists, CMH # CD-1794, 2001. SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # 8028, 1998; CMH # 8060, 2001. BLUEGRASS THEN AND NOW Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # CD-1790, 2000. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN - 20 BLUEGRASS CLASSICS Eddie (& Martha) Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-8047, 2000. ALWAYS IN STYLE: A COLLECTION John Duffey, with Eddie Adcock, the Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Sugar Hill # SUG-CD-3926, 2000. SNOWFLAKES AND DIAMONDS The Abeels, with Eddie Adcock, TA # 991, 1999. 20 GOLDEN COUNTRY WALTZES Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # CD-3927, 1998. A GIFT FOR KEITH Jim & Jesse, with Eddie Adcock, OD # 498-17, 1998. 35 YEARS OF THE BEST IN BLUEGRASS 1960-1995 (4-CD Box Set) The Country Gentlemen, Eddie Adcock & Don Reno, II Generation and Various Artists, Rebel # 4000, 1997. BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BANJO Eddie Adcock and Various Artists, Pinecastle # 1070, 1997. PRIME CUTS OF BLUEGRASS, VOL. 26 Jim & Jesse, with Eddie Adcock, KBC # KBC-CD-0026, 1997. THAT'S BLUEGRASS! 20th YEAR ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Eddie Adcock Band, Eddie & Martha Adcock, The Masters and Various Artists, CMH # D-1779, 1995. BLUEGRASS FROM HEAVEN - THE ESSENTIAL GOSPEL COLLECTION Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # 8008, 1995. DOGGONE COUNTRY Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, CMH # 6273, 1994. LEGENDS OF BLUEGRASS 3 Eddie Adcock & Martha and Various Artists, CMH # CD-3903, 1994. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN - 16 BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTAL HITS Eddie (& Martha) Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-4902, 1992. BLUEGRASS BANJOS! ["John Duffy (sic) &"] The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Pickwick # P8 285, Date? (8-track tape) THE BEST OF BLUEGRASS, VOLUME 1: STANDARDS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, PolyGram / Mercury # 848 979-2, 1991. GRASSROOTS TO BLUEGRASS Mac Wiseman, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, CMH # 9041, 1990. THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS SPECTACULAR! Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-5902, 1990; CMH # CD-5909, 1999. THE WORLD'S GREATEST BLUEGRASS BANDS # 2 Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-5901, 1989. THE WORLD'S GREATEST BLUEGRASS BANDS IInd Generation and Various Artists, CMH # CD-5900, 1989. DAD THE DOBRO MAN Josh Graves & Billy Troy, with Eddie Adcock, CMH # 6264, 1988. CHRISTMAS TIME BACK HOME The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Rebel # 1600, 1988. BLUEGRASS, THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOW the Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Sugar Hill # 2201, 1987. 30 BLUEGRASS HITS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists with Eddie & Martha Adcock, Deluxe # DLX-7819, 1987. THE WORLD'S GREATEST BLUEGRASS PICKERS Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # CD-5905, 1986, 1991. GUITARS & BANJOS - THE HEROES Eddie & Martha Adcock with guests, and Various Artists, CMH # 9040, released 1990. (Double album: 1/2 Adcocks with guests, 1/2 Various Artists.) BLUEGRASS - THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOW (Originally "The Greatest Show On Earth") The 'Original' ('Classic') Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Sugar Hill # 2201, 1987. GRAMMY WINNER. DARLIN' DARLIN' David Allan Coe, Columbia # 39617, 1985. FOR THE RECORD: THE FIRST TEN YEARS David Allan Coe, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, Columbia # 39585, 1984. JUST DIVORCED David Allan Coe, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, Columbia # 39269, 1984. THE WALLS OF TIME Peter Rowan, with Eddie Adcock, Sugar Hill # 3722, 1982. IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES Mac Wiseman, with Eddie Adcock, CBS/51 West # 16280, 1980. BOOGIEWOOGIEFLATTOPGUITARPICKIN'MAN Joe Maphis and Rose Lee, with Eddie & Martha Adcock, CMH # 6239, 1979. SUPER PICKER SPECIAL Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # 6227, 1978. COUNTRY GOSPEL COLLECTION Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, CMH # 9013, 1978. MAC WISEMAN SINGS GORDON LIGHTFOOT Mac Wiseman, with Eddie Adcock, CMH # CD-6296, 2002; # 6217, 1977. BLUEGRASS MEMORIES Crossroads Quartet, with Eddie Adcock, CMH # 6211, 1976. BANJO IN THE HILLS The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Gusto Records # GT5-104, 1976. (CAS) BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Starday-King # N5-2102, 1976. (CAS) CONCERT FAVORITES Mac Wiseman, with Eddie Adcock, RCA, Stetson/Hat # 3100, 1973. BLUEGRASS ON MY MIND Reno & Harrell, Starday # SLP481, 1972. BLUEGRASS SPECTACULAR The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Starday # SLP-232, 1963. FIVE STRING BANJO JAMBOREE SPECTACULAR The Country Gentlemen and Various Artists, Starday # SLP-136, 1961. DVD/VIDEO: THE BANJO OF EDDIE ADCOCK Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, Homespun Tapes (instructional), 1999. BLUEGRASS GUITAR, FINGERPICKING STYLE, TAUGHT BY EDDIE ADCOCK (Was FINGERSTYLE BLUEGRASS GUITAR TAUGHT BY EDDIE ADCOCK) Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, Homespun Tapes (instructional), 1990. GREAT BANJO LESSONS / BLUEGRASS STYLE Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, and Various Artists, Homespun Tapes (instructional), 2007. GREAT GUITAR LESSONS / BLUES AND COUNTRY FINGERPICKING Eddie Adcock with Martha Adcock, and Various Artists, Homespun Tapes (instructional), 1995. GRASSROOTS TO BLUEGRASS Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Gabriel, 1999. THE EDDIE ADCOCK BAND AT WOODSTOCK '92 National Entertainment Network, 1992. THE CLASSIC COUNTRY GENTS AT WOODSTOCK '92 National Entertainment Network, 1992. TENNESSEE BANJO INSTITUTE Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, TBI # 01, 1992. DOG The Eddie Adcock Band, CMH, 1996. BANJOS RINGING Eddie & Martha Adcock and Various Artists, Wells # 01, 1998. THE BEST OF BLUEGRASS The Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, The Bluegrass Collector's Set, 2002. THE BEST OF BLUEGRASS GOSPEL, Part 2 The Eddie Adcock Band and Various Artists, The Bluegrass Collector's Set, 2002.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adcock, Eddie 1938 births Living people American banjoists Bluegrass musicians from Virginia People from Scottsville, Virginia The Country Gentlemen members