Sam Bush
Sam Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist, fiddler, and singer from Bowling Green, Kentucky, often called the father of newgrass. After playing with the Bluegrass Alliance, he co-founded New Grass Revival in 1971, whose fusion of bluegrass with rock and jazz influenced a generation. He has won multiple Grammy and IBMA awards and was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame with New Grass Revival in 2020.