Julia Mainer, wife and musical partner of late bluegrass musician Wade Mainer, passed away on Jan. 21 at the age of 95. Her death came after a recent fall, from which she suffered fatal injuries. Born ...

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There might be no bluegrass music as we know it without Wade Mainer. Country Music Pioneer Wade Mainer Dies At 104 There might be no bluegrass music as we know it without Wade Mainer, who died Monday ...

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Born on a mountain farm near Weaverville, N.C., in 1907, Wade Mainer soaked up old songs ringing in the far hills and hollers. As a professional singer and banjo player, he would introduce that music ...

DETROITDETROIT — Wade Mainer, a country music pioneer who is credited with inventing the two-finger banjo picking style that paved the way for the Bluegrass era, has died. He was 104. Mainer died ...