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Allen Shelton

Allen Shelton is credited on 82 releases across 36 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2016 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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82

Pressings credited

36

Albums

7

Decades active

1

In collections

Biography

Allen Shelton was an American five-string banjo player mostly known for being a member of the bluegrass band Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys since the 1960s. Shelton was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on July 2, 1936. Shelton started playing the banjo when he was fourteen. His father Troy Shelton was a guitar player mainly, but also played mandolin and banjo. A local musician named Junior Biggs showed him some three-finger style rolls.

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Credited work

82 releases · 36 albums · active 1957–2016

  • Performance · 90
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: WEBCO Recording Studio · Nashville Sound Connection · Fireside Studios · Studio By The Pond

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