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'''Herbert Earl Mayfield''' (December 20, 1920 – May 29, 2008) was a [[bluegrass]] [[music]]ian and a member of the Mayfield Brothers band of West [[Texas]]. Playing the [[mandolin]] and the [[guitar]], Mayfield played alongside his brothers, Thomas Edd Mayfield and [[Smokey Mayfield]].
'''Herbert Earl Mayfield''' (December 20, 1920 – May 29, 2008) was a [[bluegrass]] [[music]]ian and a member of the Mayfield Brothers band of West [[Texas]]. Playing the [[mandolin]] and the [[guitar]], Mayfield played alongside his brothers, Thomas Edd Mayfield and [[Smokey Mayfield]].
In the late 1940s, the Mayfield Brothers were warm-up [[musician]]s in [[Lubbock]] and [[Amarillo]] for [[Tennessee "Ernie" Ford]], the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Hank Snow, and other [[Country music|country]] groups. After [[World War II]], the trio went on the circuit playing Bluegrass until Edd left the band to join [[Bill Monroe]] and the Bluegrass Boys.<ref name="obit">Herbert E. Mayfield obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' June 1, 2008.</ref>
In the late 1940s, the Mayfield Brothers were warm-up musicians in [[Lubbock]] and [[Amarillo]] for [[Tennessee "Ernie" Ford]], the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Hank Snow, and other [[Country music|country]] groups. After [[World War II]], the trio went on the circuit playing Bluegrass until Edd left the band to join [[Bill Monroe]] and the Bluegrass Boys.<ref name="obit">Herbert E. Mayfield obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' June 1, 2008.</ref>
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==Background==