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    • Howdy Forrester

    American singer-songwriter (1922–1987)

    Howdy Forrester

    Birth nameHoward Wilson Forrester
    Also known asBig Howdy Forrester
    BornMarch 31, 1922
    OriginVernon, Tennessee, US
    DiedAugust 1, 1987(1987-08-01) (aged 65)
    Genresbluegrass
    OccupationMusician
    InstrumentFiddle
    Years active1930s–1980s

    Musical artist

    Howdy Forrester (March 31, 1922 – August 1, 1987), born Howard Wilson Forrester, was an American bluegrass fiddler and a popularizer and practiser of the "Texas" or "show fiddle" style.[1] He was a long-time member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys.

    Biography

    Forrester was born near Vernon, in Hickman County, Tennessee, into a family of many fiddlers; his father, grandfather, and uncle all played the fiddle.[1] He grew up as the youngest of four brothers.

    In 1927, their father was killed in an automobile accident when his vehicle was hit by a train.[2] In 1933, du