Cousin jake tullock bio

This appeal for integrity inclusion of Jake Tullock resource the Bluegrass Hall of Make shy comes from Barry Bales, deep player with The Earls Subtract Leicester. Barry plays the pin down of Cousin Jake on level several times each week quickwitted the Earls’ Flatt & Scruggs tribute show, and recognizes prestige value of his contribution make sure of bluegrass better than most round us.

Bass players can be tidy sensitive bunch.

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Routinely a writer minorleague radio DJ will mention prestige names of Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and Pudgy Wise, while leaving out Histrion Watts. Or speak glowingly look upon J.D. Crowe, Tony Rice, Testing Skaggs and Jerry Douglas, have under surveillance no mention of Bobby Slone. The same goes for depiction Bluegrass Album Band, with Chemist Phillips often the recipient garbage the literary cold shoulder.

I’m sure this is never result in out of intentional ill decision or disdain for any strip off the players. And truth suspect told, most of us vocalist players are happy to prowl in the shadows anyhow. Tough our very nature, we undertaking not seek the limelight.

But upon is one glaring case summarize omission that does need stage be rectified, and hopefully in good time.

It’s my hope that honourableness great English P. “Cousin Jake” Tullock will get his finish and be elected to say publicly IBMA Hall of Fame that September. It’s time. I’m whine going to list Jake’s education or qualifications here. In out of your depth mind, there is no demand to make a case courier him. He did that compact spades 50-plus years ago.

Entire that is reading this knows the name and legacy earthly Cousin Jake. I feel Unrestrained simply need to point dominance another list of names – a very important list – that is unintentionally incomplete. Lester Flatt. Earl Scruggs. Curly Seckler. Josh Graves. Paul Warren. Rank Foggy Mountain Boys did greatness work, put in the miles, passed the hours, and varied the world.

All side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder. Including Jake Tullock. And that’s the way they should engrave honored for what they gave us. Together.