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The Bluegrass Cardinals came together in Los Angeles in 1974 when banjoist Don Parmley and mandolinist Randy Graham teamed up with Parmley's 15-year-old son, David, to form what was to become a successful bluegrass trio who wielded considerable influence from the latter half of the '70s through the early '90s. Don Parmley and Randy Graham's partnership had preceded the official start of the band by seven years when they started a musical friendship after the demise of Parmley's previous group, the Hillmen (whose leader, Chris Hillman, found success as a member of the Byrds), and so it seemed natural to...

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Cardinals formed in Baltimore in 1946 as the Mellotones by Leon Hardy (bass), Merredith Brothers (tenor), Donald Johnson (baritone) and Ernie Warren (lead). Jack Aydelotte (tenor, guitar) was added and they signed to Atlantic in 1951. Atlantic renamed them the Cardinals to avoid confusion with another Mellotones signed to Columbia. First single ‘Shouldn’t I know?’ was released in May 1951 and reached number 7 on the R’n’B charts. Third single ‘Wheel of fortune’, a cover of a white hit, reached number 6 on the R’n’B charts in 1952. Ernie...

1) Southampton-based Indie/Post-Rock band. Cardinals recently released a highly anticipated debut E.P in March 2011 and are already gaining an impressive reputation in Southampton and the surrounding areas with talk of a UK tour mid-2011. Similar to Brand New, Bloc Party and Explosions in the Sky. https://www.facebook.com/cardinalsband 2) Producer: Peeter Kaljuste with Priit Pajusaar & Glen Pilvre Cardinals began to out of th light in the YEAr 2003The albums of them called Gregorian also that band of Frank Peterson with the same name, have the same style but with Some differences. The voices behind the project are : Cardinal Hannes,...

There are at least 8 bands/artists called Cardinal: 1) Cardinal was a one-off project from singers/songwriters Richard Davies and Eric Matthews. The duo came together in 1994 following ex-Moles frontman Davies' relocation from his native Australia to the U.S.; he wrote and sang all but one of the songs that comprised Cardinal's self-titled debut, while the Oregon-born Matthews arranged the compositions, layering them with ornate strings, horns and pianos inspired by the lush, baroque sounds of late-'60s pop. While Cardinal was released to great acclaim, internal strife quickly split the duo apart, and both Davies and Matthews embarked on solo...