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Suzanne Thomas

Suzanne Thomas (1945–) is an American old-time and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and clawhammer banjoist. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she became one of the few prominent female multi-instrumentalists on the national bluegrass festival circuit during the early 1970s. In 1970, she co-founded The Hotmud Family alongside her then-husband, fiddler Dave Edmundson. After touring briefly with the country-rock band Sagebrush and forming the traditional duo the Kentucky Warblers with Carol Elizabeth Jones, she joined the Dry Branch Fire Squad in 1990.

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  • "Take Your Pillow from Home and Don't Ever Let Them Have Your Guitar.": An interview with Mary Jo Leet and Suzanne Thomas of the Dry Branch Fire Squad (No. 4)
  • More Views from the Stage: I Had a Blast (No. 13)
  • Wiblets: Hard to Play Bluegrass? (No. 14)
  • Timeless Music, Changing Times (No. 20)

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