Person · Male

J.D. Crowe

From: Lexington, United States
Active: 1937–2021
Releases: 3

bluegrass

About

James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937 – December 24, 2021) was an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s. Crowe led the bluegrass group New South from 1971 until his death in 2021.

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Member of

J.D. Crowe and the New South now eponymous
J.D. Crowe & The Kentucky Mountain Boys now eponymous
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys now banjo
The Bluegrass Album Band now banjo
Pine Ridge Boys now

Discography

Albums 3

Links

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Reference

Founder

The Bluegrass Album Band now

Also known as

J. D. Crowe · James Dee Crowe

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: f43e4e1e-8e89-44da-95a0-3783102cc911
ISNI: 0000000114938380
IPI: 00007136808

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.