Pee Wee Lambert

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Pee Wee Lambert (born August 25, 1924 , † June 25, 1965 ; actually Darrell Lambert ) was an American country musician and mandolinist . Lambert was an early member of the Stanley Brothers and was instrumental in the development of bluegrass .

Life

Career

Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert was mainly influenced by Bill Monroe , the "father of bluegrass". In 1948 Lambert made his first recordings with Carter and Ralph Stanley on Rich-R-Tone Records, from which the famous Molly and Tenbrooks emerged, where he appeared as the third singer. In addition to his mandolin playing, it was mainly his voice that gave the early pieces of the Stanley Brothers their characteristic. In the 1950s Lambert was replaced by his guitarist and cousin "Courley" Lambert. Pee Wee Lambert then founded the Pine Ridge Boys together with Curly Parker , in which the 16-year-old JD Crowe also played. The band's activities were mostly limited to regional coverage.

Late years and death

Lambert, who was also a talented composer , could not follow up on his early successes. Nothing is known about his life in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Lambert died in 1965 at the age of only 41.

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SURNAME Lambert, Pee Wee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lambert, Darrell (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1924
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1965