Pam Gadd
Pam Gadd (February 5, 1960–) is an American country and bluegrass banjoist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Independence, Kentucky, she turned professional in 1979 when she joined Ohio’s Muddy River Band. In 1983, she joined the Berea, Kentucky-based New Coon Creek Girls, performing with the band for four years. She crossed over into mainstream country music in 1988 by co-founding the all-female band Wild Rose whose Top Ten Billboard country hit, "Breaking New Ground" (1989), earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1990. Following the group's disbandment, Gadd launched a solo recording career on Vanguard Records. She toured as a backing vocalist for Patty Loveless, performed extensively as a weekly Grand Ole Opry duet partner alongside Porter Wagoner, and routinely lectured on banjo history at the Country Music Hall of Fame
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