LC control no. | no2001006868 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Stefanini, Rafe |
Associated country | Italy United States |
Affiliation | Wildcats (Country music group) L 7's (Old-time music group) Big Hoedown (Musical group) |
Profession or occupation | Fiddlers Banjoists |
Found in | Stefanini, 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) <https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rafe-stefanini-mn0000326614/biography> |