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Pee Wee Lambert

Pee Wee Lambert was a mandolinist who worked with The Stanley Brothers. He left the group in 1950. He sang in a "high voice" like Bill Monroe. He highly admired Monroe. In addition to singing like him, Lambert is said to have imitated Bill Monroe's posture, dress, and facial expressions. He also worked with Curly Parker as "Bluegrass Pardners".

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Pee Wee Lambert (born Darrell Lambert; August 5, 1924 – June 15, 1965)1 was a mandolinist who worked with The Stanley Brothers. He left the group in 1950. He sang in a "high voice" like Bill Monroe.2 He highly admired Monroe. In addition to singing like him, Lambert is said to have imitated Bill Monroe's posture, dress, and facial expressions.3 He also worked with Curly Parker as "Bluegrass Pardners".4

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  1. "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage". www.familytreelegends.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. Wright, John (1995-02-01). Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252064784.
  3. Cantwell, Robert (2003-01-01). Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making of the Old Southern Sound. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252071171.
  4. Goldsmith, Thomas (2004-01-01). The Bluegrass Reader. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252029141.
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