June 28, 2004

While Mabus "cut his teeth" on old-time and bluegrass music, his horizons soon expanded. A teen in the turbulent 1960s, he explored blues and jazz, Celtic music, and the folk-protest songs of the era. He began to write poetry and tried crafting his own songs, delving into new traditions while maintaining the tie to his own roots. ................
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