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"Bill Monroe, often called the father of Bluegrass music ... "country" music. Photo courtesy Tillman Franks Family Archives Many performers preserve the older traditions of Southern rural music ...

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Raised in a small Cherokee community in Kenwood in northeast Oklahoma, singer-songwriter Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey grew up ...