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Mary Mayfield said that her husband "had perfect pitch, never had a music lesson, and couldn't read music, but he could play anything he heard." His last Bluegrass jamboree was in Amarillo in 1992. He also played in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and in  [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] in a reunion concert with Bill Monroe.<ref name=statement>Statement  of Mary K. Mayfield, September 21, 2008.</ref>​

Mary Mayfield said that her husband "had perfect pitch, never had a music lesson, and couldn't read music, but he could play anything he heard." His last Bluegrass jamboree was in Amarillo in 1992. He also played in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and in  [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] in a reunion concert with Bill Monroe.<ref name=statement>Statement  of Mary K. Mayfield, September 21, 2008.</ref>​

The [[radio]] performances and personal appearances of the Mayfield Brothers in West Texas inspired Waylon Jennings, Sonny Curtis, and [[Buddy Holly]] of a later generation of musicians.<ref name=hcrs/> The Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro prepared a documentary film on the Mayfield family

The [[radio]] performances and personal appearances of the Mayfield Brothers in West Texas inspired Waylon Jennings, Sonny Curtis, and [[Buddy Holly]] of a later generation of musicians.<ref name=hcrs/> The Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro prepared a documentary film on the Mayfield family.

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