AT 70, VASSAR CLEMENTS IS AS FIT AS A FIDDLER.(What's Happening)(Review) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: November 6, 1998| Author: Blackstock, Peter | COPYRIGHT 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Both Vassar Clements and Lisa Germano are appearing in Seattle on Tuesday, both play the fiddle, and both have taken the instrument far beyond the country hoedowns it's most often associated with.

Clements, who turned 70 ((age)) earlier this year, is renowned as one of the most talented and accomplished fiddlers in American popular music during the latter half of this century. His jazz-influenced playing has graced records by country stars such as Willie Nelson, bluegras...

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