Tom Gray (born February 1, 1941, in

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ian widely considered one of the best

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players in the genre. He is probably best known for his

playing with

The Country Gentlemen The Country Gentlemen was a progressive bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller (American musician), C ...

and

The Seldom Scene The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gra ...

. In 1996, as a member of The Country Gentlemen, he was inducted into the

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.International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor

Discography

As a member of
The Country Gentlemen The Country Gentlemen was a progressive bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller (American musician), C ...

* 1961: '' Folk Songs & Bluegrass'' ( Folkways) * 1962: '' Bluegrass at Carnegie Hall'' (

Starday Starday Records was an American record label producing traditional country music during the 1950s and 1960s. History The label began in 1952 in Beaumont, Texas, when local businessmen Jack Starnes (Lefty Frizzell's manager) and Houston record di ...

) * 1963: ''

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'' (Folkways) * 1963: '' Hootenanny'' (Design) * 1963: '' Folk Session Inside'' (Design) * 1964: '' Nashville Jail'' (Copper Creek) released 1990 * 1989: ''

Classic Country Gents Reunion ''Classic Country Gents Reunion'' is an album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, released in 1989. The first classic lineup from the 60' reunites here to record this album. Track listing # "Fare Thee Well" # "Stewball" # "I'll ...

'' ( Sugar Hill)

As a member of
The Seldom Scene The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gra ...

* 1972: ''

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) * 1973: '' Act 2'' (Rebel) * 1973: ''

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'' (Rebel) * 1974: '' Old Train'' (Rebel) * 1975: ''

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'' (Rebel) * 1976: '' The New Seldom Scene Album'' (Rebel) * 1978: '' Baptizing'' (Rebel) * 1979: '' Act Four'' (Sugar Hill) * 1981: '' After Midnight'' (Sugar Hill) * 1983: ''

At the Scene ''At the Scene'' is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. Album review on www.allmusic.com/ref> Track listing # "A Girl I Know" (Phil Rosenthal) – 2:48 # " Jamaica, Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) – 3:27 # "O ...

'' (Sugar Hill) * 1985: '' Blue Ridge'' (Sugar Hill) with

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* 1986:

15th Anniversary Celebration ''15th Anniversary Celebration'' is a live album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. This was the last album for bassist Tom Gray, who left to pursue his own music and was replaced by T. Michael Coleman. Track listing ...

(Sugar Hill) * 2014: ''Long Time...Seldom Scene'' (Smithsonian Folkways)

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* 1968: Emerson and Waldron - ''New Shades of Grass'' (Rebel) * 1972:

Mike Auldridge Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. The ''New York Times'' described Auldridge as "one of the most distinctive dobro players in the ...

- ''Dobro'' ( Takoma) * 1973: Jim Eanes and the New World Bluegrass Band - ''The New World Of Bluegrass'' (Folly) * 1974: Mike Auldridge - ''Blues And Blue Grass'' (Takoma) * 1974:

Charlie Cline Charles Cline (born June 6, 1931 Baisden, the Gilbert Creek region of West Virginia - died November 19, 2004), was an American bluegrass fiddler and multi-instrumentalist, known for being the sideman of several legendary bluegrass groups from the 1 ...

- ''Country Dobro'' (Adelphi) * 1974: The Country Grass - ''Livin' Free'' (Rebel) * 1975:

Bill Clifton Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg; April 5, 1931) is an American bluegrass musician and singer who is credited with having organized one of the first bluegrass festivals in the United States in 1961.Wolff, Duane 2000, p. 209. Earl ...

- ''Going Back To Dixie'' (

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) * 1975: Mike O'Roark and the Free Born Men - ''Pickin' With Feelin (King Bluegrass) * 1975: Tony Rice - ''

California Autumn ''California Autumn'' is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice, released in 1975. Rice's backup band includes members of Seldom Scene, as well as other musicians including Jerry Douglas and Ricky Skaggs. Track listing # "California Autumn" ...

'' (Rebel) * 1975: Ricky Skaggs - ''That's It'' (Rebel) * 1976: Bill Keith - ''Something Auld, Something Newgrass, Something Borrowed, Something Bluegrass'' (

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) * 1976: Bill Clifton And Red Rector - ''Another Happy Day'' (

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) * 1977: Jimmy Arnold - ''Guitar'' (Rebel) * 1977:

Bryan Bowers Bryan Bowers (born August 18, 1940 in Yorktown, Virginia) is an American autoharp player who is frequently credited with introducing the instrument to new generations of musicians. Career Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comedy ...

- ''The View From Home'' ( Flying Fish) * 1977:

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- ''North Mountain Velvet'' ( Adelphi) * 1978: Jerry Stuart and the Green Valley Ramblers- ''Rocky Run'' (County) * 1978: Fred Geiger - ''Fred Geiger'' ( Ridge Runner) * 1980: Bryan Bowers - ''Home, Home On The Road'' (Flying Fish) * 1980: The Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band - ''First Choice'' (Boot) * 1980: Peter Rowan - ''Medicine Trail'' (Flying Fish) * 1980: John Starling - ''Long Time Gone'' (Sugar Hill) * 1982: Mike Auldridge - ''Eight String Swing'' (Sugar Hill) * 1983: John McCutcheon - ''Howjadoo'' (

) * 1983: Phil Rosenthal - ''A Matter of Time'' (

Sierra Records Sierra Records is an independent record label based in Etiwanda, California. History Sierra Records founder John Delgatto first launched Briar Records, which released folk and bluegrass music by artists including Leslie Keith; the Doc Watson Fa ...

) * 1988: Paul Adkins and the Borderline Band - ''Lay It On The Line'' (Old Homestead) * 1989: Bill Emerson and Pete Goble - ''Dixie In My Eye'' (Webco) * 2007: John Starling and Carolina Star - ''Slidin' Home's (Rebel)

References

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* 1941 births Living people American bluegrass musicians American double-bassists American male double-bassists The Country Gentlemen members Slap bassists (double bass) 21st-century double-bassists The Seldom Scene members {{double-bassist-stub