For Release: May 9, 2002
Vassar Clements is considered one of the world's most talented and versatile fiddle players. His phenomenal ability to play virtually any kind of music--bluegrass, country, pop, rock, jazz and swing--has garnered him numerous awards, including five Grammy nominations and a track record that involves more than 2,000 recording performances.Clements' career spans more than 50 years, and his résumé reads like a Hall of Fame roster. At the age of 14, Clements joined Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Playing with the "who's who" of bluegrass landed Clements in a watershed recording session in 1972, where he was asked to participate in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's landmark May the Circle Be Unbroken. This exposure led Clements to back up a wider range of musical luminaries, including Jerry Garcia, Paul McCartney, The Allman Brothers, Linda Ronstadt and many others.
Now, Clements takes center stage, bringing his own Little Big Band to Jubilee. This performance was recorded at the 1999 Master Musicians Festival in Somerset, Ky.
Jubilee is a KET production, produced and directed by H. Russell Farmer. The program is closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Viewers can find out more about programming on KET by visiting the KET Web site at http://www.ket.org.