Jon Sholle (March 13, 1948 – May 17, 2018) was an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and musician who played bluegrass,

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, roots music, and

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As musician

Sholle was born in 1948 in

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. While he started playing professionally as early as high school, over his 40+ year career, Sholle worked with such musicians as

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, David Grisman,

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Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

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's 1970 LP ''

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'', a musical adaptation of

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's poetry collection of the same name. From 1984 to 1986 he was a member of the

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and was featured on their album Acousticity, which made No. 6 on Billboard's Jazz chart. Sholle also released two solo albums with Rounder Records, ''Catfish for Supper'' and ''Out of the Frying Pan''. He was featured on

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's 2011 release on the Shefa label, "Old Brooklyn", playing Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), and Lap Steel Guitar.

As producer

Working with film director

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, Sholle produced Wiley's instrumental CD "Take a Stand" and composed and performed two instrumental songs for the soundtrack to the 2001 horror movie ''

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'' and Don Knowlton's 2000 short "Bad Assassin". He also contributed music to the "Elf-Man" soundtrack, also directed by Wiley. He compiled and wrote the liner notes for the 1996 Rounder Records compilation ''Rounder Bluegrass Guitar'', as well as self-producing the two albums he released through Rounder.

On stage and film

Sholle appeared in the 1979 film '' The Rose'' as a member of Midler's band, as well appearing on-screen and playing on the soundtrack for the Peter Bogdanovitch-directed Audrey Hepburn movie ''

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. He has also appeared in several Broadway shows, including ''

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'' and '' Big River''.

Awards and honors

Sholle won both the 1967 and 1968 "World Champion Guitar" at the Union Grove Fiddler's convention in

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References

External links

Jonsholle.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sholle, Jon 1949 births 2018 deaths American bluegrass musicians American folk musicians American banjoists American mandolinists Guitarists from New York City 20th-century American guitarists Country musicians from New York (state) David Grisman Quintet members