J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m,, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

J.D. Crowe, a pioneering banjo player with his progressive bluegrass group the New South, died Friday morning, according to a post on the musician’s Facebook page. He was 84. “This morning at around 3 ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky has lost a Bluegrass music legend. Renowned banjo player J.D. Crowe died early Thursday, according to a social media post by his son. He was 84. The Lexington, ...