Vassar Clements, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vassar Clements

American musician

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Kinard, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2005

Profession: musician, violinist, fiddler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was a Grammy Award-winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler.
Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions.