The New Lost City Ramblers were a contemporary old-time string band that formed in New York City in 1958 during the Folk Revival. The founding members of the Ramblers, or NLCR, were
Mike Seeger (August 15, 1933 – August 7, 2009), John Cohen (August 2, 1932 - September 16, 2019), and
Tom Paley (March 19, 1928 – September 30, 2017) . Tom Paley later left the group and was replaced by
Tracy Schwarz. The New Lost City Ramblers not only directly participated in the old-time music revival, but have continued to directly influence countless musicians who have followed. Indeed, except for
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