Herschel Sizemore
Herschel Sizemore (August 6, 1935–September 9, 2022) was an American bluegrass mandolinist, singer, and songwriter. Born in Sheffield and raised in Leighton, Alabama, he began his professional career in 1957 with the Dixie Gentlemen, performing with the group for eight years before joining Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys from 1967 to 1968. In 1969, he co-founded the Shenandoah Cut-Ups, recording several albums for County Records. He is perhaps most well known for his instrumental composition "Rebecca", named after his mother which has become a standard across the global bluegrass mandolin community. He was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2011, and was later profiled in the documentary film Mandolin in B (2013).
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