The Country Gentlemen play music ranging from traditional bluegrass to pop, sometimes adapting music from other genres to their bluegrass style. They also borrowed from singer-songwriters, …

The classic line-up from 1960 to 1964 consisted of co-founders Charlie Waller on guitar and John Duffey on mandolin, with Eddie Adcock on banjo and Tom Gray on bass. They were inducted …

One might say the Country Gentlemen were part of the second generation of bluegrass music — men who grew up imitating such pioneers as Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs, but who also …

They were one of the first bluegrass bands to become popular on the folk music circuit, performing on many college campuses, at the Newport Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall.

They orchestrated snappy arrangements of bluegrass standards, incorporated material from folk, pop and traditional sources, and infused their stage shows with a comedic wit that endeared …

The Country Gentlemen were an influential American bluegrass band formed on July 4, 1957, in the Washington, D.C., area, renowned for bridging traditional bluegrass with folk and …

This article represents a list of all past members of the bluegrass group Country Gentlemen. [1][2] Founding members of Country Gentlemen in 1957 were: The most famous are two other …

The Country Gentlemen play music ranging from traditional bluegrass to pop, sometimes adapting music from other genres to their bluegrass style. They also borrowed from the folk genre with …

Sep 29, 2025 · The Country Gentlemen discography and songs: Music profile for The Country Gentlemen, formed 1957. Genres: Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass. …

Singer and flatpicking guitar wizard Charlie Waller formed the Country Gentlemen in Washington, D.C., in 1957 with singer/mandolinist John Duffey. They prefigured progressive bluegrass, …