Norman Blake

There is more than one artist with this name; 1) Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938) is a traditional American stringed instrument bluegrass artist and songwriter. Blake was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and grew up in Sulphur Springs, Alabama. He listened to old-time and country music on the radio by the Carter Family, the Skillet Lickers, Roy Acuff, and the Monroe Brothers (Charlie and Bill Monroe). He learned guitar at age 11 or 12, then mandolin, dobro, and fiddle in his teens.