Pee Wee Lambert

Pee Wee Lambert ( * August 25, 1924, † June 25, 1965; actually Darrell Lambert ) was an American country musician and mandolin. Lambert was an early member of the Stanley Brothers and instrumental in the development of bluegrass.

Life

Career

Darrell " Pee Wee " Lambert was mainly influenced by Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass ". 1948 Lambert made ​​along with Carter and Ralph Stanley first shots in the Rich -R - Tone Records, from which the famous Molly and Tenbrooks arose, in which he appeared as the third vocalist. In addition to his mandolin, it was mainly his voice that gave the early pieces of the Stanley Brothers their characteristics. In the 1950s, Lambert was replaced by his guitarist and cousin " Courley " Lambert. Pee Wee Lambert then founded along with Curly Parker Pine Ridge Boys, in which among other things also the only 16 -year-old JD Crowe starred. However, the activities of the band were limited mostly to regional reach.

Later years and death

Lambert, who was also a talented composer could not connect to his early successes. About his life in the late 1950s and early 1960s is not known. Lambert died in 1965 at the age of only 41 years.