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Hall of Honor Inductees
Carlton Haney - Born September 19, 1928
Carlton L. Haney envisioned and produced the historic first weekend-long bluegrass music festival, held at Fincastle, Virginia, in 1965. The event proved to be a prototype and precursor that initiated the festival movement in America and ultimately in other countries, bringing incalculable economic benefits to the industry and creating a larger and more diverse audience for the music. Subsequent annual festivals that he produced regularly included his innovative "workshops" and his emotional narration of "the bluegrass story," dramatizing the genre's history with appearances by performers who were part of its rich tradition. Haney's most memorable and enduring festivals were those in Camp Springs, North Carolina and Berryville, Virginia, during an exciting era when most first generation players were in their prime. He was additionally a promoter of major country music concert tours and from 1969 until 1975 published an important early bluegrass magazine, Muleskinner News. Haney began his colorful music career in the 1950s as agent and manager for Bill Monroe and later for Reno & Smiley. During the 1980s he entered private business in his hometown, Reidsville, North Carolina.
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