Curley Ray Cline

Curly Ray Cline was one of the best fiddlers in bluegrass, gaining acclaim as a member of two legendary bands, the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. He also recorded many instrumental albums featuring his virtuoso fiddling and novelty vocals. Cline was born in an isolated community in southern West Virginia. As a youth, he was inspired by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith from the Grand Ole Opry. He began his professional career at age 15 when he and brother-in-law/cousin Ezra Cline founded the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers in 1938 and played on the radio in nearb...