George Shuffler was born on April 11, 1925, in Valdese, North Carolina, and was
an American bluegrass guitar player and an early practitioner of the
crosspicking style. He joined the Bailey Brothers as a bassist, then moved to
Nashville to perform on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1950, he joined the Stanley
Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, contributing to the group’s recordings
and touring through the 1960s. He released a few gospel albums and had a big
hit, "When I Receive My Robe and Crown", which stayed on the gospel charts for
eleven months. He received the North Carolina Heri...