R.I.P Michael Finney 10/2009 Country Music

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Michael Dean Rick Schulman Finney died in early October 2009. To say he
had one remarkable resume is an understatement, as shown here.

For years, he sang bass and toured with the legendary Johnny Cash. He
also appeared on Austin City Limits as a member of John Prine’s band.

Over the year Rick had a prolific career as a songwriter for some major
Music City artists including: George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Charlie
Rich, Bobby Bare, Freddie Hart and O.C. Smith.

Early on, Rick garnered local popularity and acclaim for regular
appearances on Nashville’s Night Train, where he shared the stage with
the likes of Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Bo Diddley and Chubby
Checker. He also became the main opening act in the early days of
Nashville’s famed Exit/In, where he performed such humorous originals as
I Picked A Lemon In The Garden of Love and Mamma’s Ugly Baby. While at
the Exit/In, Rick opened shows for such legends as the B-52’s, Doby
Gray, Johnnie Rivers, Steve Martin, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson and
B.B. King among others.

When TNT and its successor, CMT took to the airwaves, Rick’s larger than
life presences was in high demand, appearing in music videos for Ray
Charles, Waylon Jennings, Prine, Keith Whitley, Dr. Hook, Cowboy Jack
Clement, Hank Williams, Jr., Roy Orbison and Tammy Wynette to name a few.

from → Music, Nashville, Obits, Tennessee
Uncle Pen’s Fiddle Makes Music Again
2009 October 7
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by judgehay

At Jerusalem Ridge, in Rosine, Kentucky this past weekend the famous
fiddle known by all in ”Uncle Pen” was brought to life again.

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Last night, after Ralph Stanley’s set, Uncle Pen’s last fiddle was
presented on stage by the family who has owned it since Pen’s passing.
Pendleton (Pen) Vandiver was an uncle to the father of bluegrass music,
Bill Monroe. The fiddle was played as the sisters sing a beautiful
gospel song. This fiddle is the one that Uncle Pen played when Bill
Monroe lived with him in his log cabin from 1927-1929.

Ths fiddle also the one referred to in the famous lyric “they hung up
his fiddle, they hang up his bow, they knew it was time for him to go.”

After Pen passed away in 1932, the fiddle was inherited by Cleve Baize
who played it until he died and then left it to his children. The have
lovingly kept it safe all these years.

The fiddle, immortalized in the song, “Uncle Pen” was frequently
performed by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. The song has been
performed by thousands of bluegrass music groups and has become a staple
of bluegrass songs for jams, festivals and concerts.

Bill Monroe’s parents both passed away before Bill turned 16. Bill lived
with his Uncle Pen, in a two-room hilltop house in Rosine, Kentucky.
Both Bill and Uncle Pen are resting in Rosine today.

from → Bill Monroe, Grand Ole Opry, Kentucky, Music
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