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          Rickie Simpkins

          American singer-songwriter

          Musical artist

          Rickie Hal Simpkins[1] is an American fiddler and mandolinist in the bluegrass tradition.

          He is best known for his solo albums and his work with the Lonesome River Band and the Seldom Scene.[2]

          Biography

          Early years

          Simpkins was raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, southwest of Roanoke.

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          6. He learned fiddle at age six and played in a show with Flatt and Scruggs at age nine. Simpkins also learned banjo and guitar at a young age.[3] Simpkins and his brother Ronnie played in a family group, and eventually joined the bluegrass band Upland Express, releasing an album on Leather Records in 1979.

          Other members included his brother Ronnie (bass), Ken Farmer (guitar), Barry Collins (banjo), and Tonya Gibson (mandolin).[4]

          McPeak Brothers

          When he graduated from high school, Simpkins joined the McPeak Brothers as a full-time member, and continued with them into the early 1980s.

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