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		<title>What Has The Banjo Done For Bluegrass?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The banjo occupies a place historically in African music.The banjo made its way into more traditional music when the slaves and sharecroppers melded. It has since become a very popular instrument used in country, folk and bluegrass music.The banjo is absolutely a mainstay in American folk songs as well. Ask anyone and they will tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What The Electric Guitar Has Done For Bluegrass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bluegrass goes through a renovation every twenty years or so, as the musical style is revamped with the changing of the guard. The first generation of bluegrass music began in the 1940s but when the electric guitar hit the scene, bluegrass, like every other musical genre, changed forever. Bluegrass has its roots in folk music [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does 21st Century Bluegrass Compare To 20th Century Bluegrass?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bluegrass is not known as style of music that is progressive or forward thinking by many people. Even Bluegrass fans tend to feel this way sometimes. It has made some advances in since the last century though by incorporating more modern instrumentation and chord progressions into the classic bluegrass sound. There bands all over America [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is The History Of Bluegrass Music?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bluegrass music has its roots in the founding of the United States in the 1600s when the English and Scots-Irish settled in the Appalachian Mountains. Slaves from Africa brought with them the banjo whose shape has never changed. True bluegrass music is a combination of hillbilly, country, gospel and blues with a jazz flavor. Vocal [...]]]></description>
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