CLEMENTS, VASSAR
(*1928)
CLEMENTS, VASSAR (b. V. Carlton C., Kinard, Fla., April 25, 1928) Clements is a BLUEGRASS fiddler of the 1950s and 1960s who gained fame as a jazz-influenced soloist in the 1970s. Fiddler Vassar Clements in a pensive moment, c. mid-1970s. Photo: Raeanne Rubenstein Clements worked through the 1950s and 1960s with a number of traditional bluegrass bands, including BILL MONROE 's and JIM AND JESSE's groups; accompanied country star FARON YOUNG; and was associated for a while in the late 1960s with…