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The World's First Bluegrass Festival was held at Oak Leaf Park in Luray, Virginia, on July 4, 1961. Featured bands were Bill Clifton & the Dixie Mountain Boys, Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Mac Wiseman, the Stanley Brothers, the Country Gentlemen, and Jim & Jesse the Virginia Boys. It was organized by Bill Clifton in 1961. The 50th anniversary of this historic event was commemorated as part of the Oak Leaf, Bluegrass & Mountain Music Festival held at Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia, on July 2, 3, 4, 2011, organized by Don DePoy and Martha Hills in 2011.
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