What is James Alan Shelton?
[[File:James Alan Shelton.jpg|thumb|Shelton in December 2009.]] '''James Alan Shelton''' (November 3, 1960 &ndash; June 3, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] [[guitar]]ist. He was a [[solo musician]] and released 10 albums. However, he also performed with [[Ralph Stanley]]'s [[Clinch Mountain Boys]], with whom he won a [[Grammy Award]] with. Shelton was born in [[Church Hill, Tennessee]] and raised near [[Gate City, Virginia|Gate City]], [[Virginia]]. Shelton died from [[cancer]] on June 3, 2014 at a hospital in Kingsport, aged 53.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/03/james-alan-shelton-bluegrass-guitarist-dies/9942881/|title=James Alan Shelton, bluegrass guitarist, dies at 53|newspaper=[[The Tennessean]]|date=June 3, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2014|first=Peter|last=Cooper}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official|http://jamesalanshelton.com/}} {{US-biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, James Alan}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American bluegrass musicians]] [[Category:American guitarists]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Tennessee]] [[Category:Musicians from Tennessee]] [[Category:Musicians from Virginia]]