Vassar Clements

Violinst Vassar Clements dies at 77

Source: All About Jazz
August 16, 2005

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vassar Clements, a fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician who played with Paul McCartney and an array of other music legends, died at his home Tuesday after battling lung cancer. He was 77.

Clements was hospitalized for 18 days earlier this year, receiving chemotherapy and other treatment. He had been under hospice care in recent weeks.

“He had no quality of life since he'd been diagnosed," said daughter Midge Cranor, who added that the cancer had spread ...
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