Norman Blake Peter Ostroushko

b. 10 March 1938, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Norman Blake is a singer-songwriter and talented multi-instrumentalist. He plays dobro, mandolin, mandola, fiddle and viola, but is especially respected for his flat-picking acoustic guitar playing. When he was a baby, the family moved to Sulphur Springs, Georgia, and he grew up in an area where old-time traditional and country music was very popular. He later wrote the songs for his debut album from his childhood memories of life at Sulphur Springs. Blake first played guitar at the age of 11 and, far more interested in playing mu...