What is George Shuffler?
'''George Shuffler''' (April 15, 1925 &ndash; April 7, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[bluegrass]] [[guitar]]ist. He was an early expert of the [[crosspicking]] style. He began his career in 1946. He played with [[The Bailey Brothers]], [[The Stanley Brothers]] and [[Ralph Stanley]]'s Clinch Mountain Boys. In 2007, he received the [[North Carolina Heritage Award]]. In 2011, he was elected to the [[International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame]]. He was born in [[Valdese, North Carolina|Valdese]], [[North Carolina]]. Shuffler died on April 7, 2014 in Valdese, North Carolina. He was 88 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cybergrass.com/node/3546|title=Bluegrass Innovator and Pioneer George Shuffler has Died|publisher=[[Cybergrass]]|date=April 8, 2014|accessdate=April 8, 2014|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217020853/http://www.cybergrass.com/node/3546|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.lauraboosinger.com/documents/GeorgeShuffler.pdf George Shuffler biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043225/http://www.lauraboosinger.com/documents/GeorgeShuffler.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shuffler, George}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American bluegrass musicians]] [[Category:American guitarists]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in North Carolina]] [[Category:Musicians from North Carolina]] {{US-biography-stub}}