First-generation bluegrass musician Curly Seckler, whose percussive mandolin chop was an integral part of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ sound in the 1950s, died Wednesday morning. He was 98 years old ...

Bluegrass legend Curly Seckler died on Dec. 27. He was 98. The multi-instrumentalist and tenor singer was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2004 as well as the North Carolina Music Hall of ...

Jon C. Lakey photo In an Aug. 2, 2003, file photo, John ‘Curly’ Seckler holds a mandolin on the front porch of his sister’s house off Lipe Road, near where he grew up. He used to play with the famous ...

Bluegrass pioneer Curly Seckler’s death, which happened Dec. 27 in Nashville at age 98, was not unexpected. But it was still dreaded by many in the bluegrass world – especially by his biographer, ...

In recent years, Curly Seckler’s friends and family gathered on New Year’s Day to celebrate the life of the bluegrass great with songs, stories and birthday cake. This year was the first time he ...

“First you cross the tie over this way and pull it back around and then …,” is how I remember Curly Seckler describing to me how to tie a string tie as he wore on stage. This was a lesson shared in my ...

MACES SPRING, Va. – Curly Seckler surely sounded excited. The bluegrass musician, at age 88, recalled the memory of when he was last on stage at the Carter Fold in Maces Spring, Va., near Hiltons. “I ...

When John “Curly” Seckler entered the world 89 years ago, he of course had no way of knowing that he would help make music history. Seckler will be honored at the 13th Annual Leon Kiser Memorial ...

Book Club — Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler Jul 19, 2016 Jul 19, 2016 ...

SALISBURY — A portion of Interstate 85 may soon be named after John Ray “Curly” Seckler. The Salisbury City Council will consider a resolution of support for the designation at its meeting on Tuesday ...