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Spontaneity Evident In Nashville Doings
John Hartford, a leading figure of Nashville’s hip generation, tours shops and clubs in a spontaneous day. He plays a 1815 fiddle at George Gruhn’s shop and joins a late night Jocks set with Clemens and Buddy Martin. Hartford laments Grand Ole Opry’s planned destruction for a modern complex near Opryland USA. He notes bluegrass as his heart, compares its rise to folk and 1950s rock, and hints at Walt Disney’s influence on the Opry.
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