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Stefanini, Rafe

LC control no.no2001006868
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Personal name headingStefanini, Rafe
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Associated countryItaly United States
AffiliationWildcats (Country music group) L 7's (Old-time music group) Big Hoedown (Musical group)
Profession or occupationFiddlers Banjoists
Found inStefanini, R. Hell and scissors [SR] 1999: label (Rafe Stefanini)
AllMusic WWW site, Nov. 14, 2019 (Rafe Stefanini; relocated from his native Italy to the U.S. in the 1980s; he and siblings Gianni and Bruno formed the Moonshine Brothers in Italy; in the U.S., Stefanini established the Wildcats with Carol Elizabeth Jones and Stefan Senders; with Dirk Powell and Bruce Molsky in 1990, he established an outfit called the L-7s; when Powell dropped out three years later and guitarist Bev Smith was added to the mix, the band became Big Hoedown; plays fiddle and banjo and is skilled in violin restoration; worked as a violinmaker)
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