Baker, Kenny
KENNY BAKER From Jenkins, Kentucky. During much of his career, he lived in Gallatin, Tennessee. 1957-1984, played fiddle with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys on four different occasions. His longest stint was 17½ years from March ‘67 to
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Grant, Tyler
TYLER GRANT From San Diego, California. 2003, won the Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival guitar contest. 2003, moved to Nashville and joined the Adrienne Young Band. 2004, worked with Casey and Chris (Henry) and the Two Stringers. Also did a
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Harrell, Bill
BILL HARRELL From Marion, Virginia. Lived in Davidsonville, Maryland for many years. Began performing in the 1950’s. Formed his band The Virginians in the early 60’s. Recorded several landmark albums for United Artists and Monument Records.
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Mipso
MIPSO From Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Formed in 2010 by Jacob Sharp (mandolin), Joseph Terrell (guitar) and Wood Robinson (bass). All three are graduates of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. They are often joined by Libby Roden
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Fast Track
FAST TRACK From Nashville. Formed in 2019 upon the retirement of David Parmley. His band Cardinal Tradition continued on without him, taking the new name Fast Track and adding Duane Sparks singing lead and playing guitar. Band members: Dua
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Sally Mountain Show, The
THE SALLY MOUNTAIN SHOW From Kirksville, Missouri. Stage name used by the Vincent family bluegrass band: Johnny Vincent (banjo), Carolyn (bass); sons Darrin and Brian (guitar and mandolin respectively), and daughter Rhonda (lead vocals, mandolin
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Boone, Troy
TROY BOONE From Erwin, Tennessee. Began performing bluegrass music as a teenager. Began playing banjo, then guitar, then chose mandolin as his primary instrument. 2013, enrolled in East Tennessee State University’s bluegrass music program.
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Travers, Fred
FRED TRAVERS From Huntingtown, Maryland (Washington D.C. area). One of the top Dobro™ players in bluegrass. Learned to play Dobro™ from Mike Auldridge. 1989-1995, worked with the Gary Ferguson Band; also with Paul Adkins and the Borderl
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Ramsey, Aaron
AARON RAMSEY From Morganton, North Carolina. Began playing mandolin when he was 12 years old in a Gospel bluegrass band called Damascus Road. His father Michael Ramsey played bass in that band. 2002, at age 17 played mandolin and guitar wi
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Heights of Grass, The
THE HEIGHTS OF GRASS From Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1975...
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Sidemen, The
THE SIDEMEN From Nashville, Tennessee. A group of side musicians,...
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Deaton, Honi
HONI DEATON (AND DREAM) From Suwannee, Georgia. Originally from Irving,...
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Some Background
A great big howdy to ya, I’m Wayne Rice, a bluegrass radio programmer from San Diego, California. I began compiling this material in 1988 for DJ’s like myself who want to at least sound knowledgeable about bluegrass music on the air. Originally I published Bluegrass Bios® in a three-ring binder and sold it to DJs around the country … but now it’s here on the web and it’s free! Use it for your show prep, or just enjoy learning more about the amazing artists who play and sing bluegrass music. If you find errors or wish to make a suggestion, please contact me. Thanks!
Crawford, Andrew
ANDREW CRAWFORD From Greenfield, South Carolina. A singer, songwriter, guitarist...
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Watson, Trevor
TREVOR WATSON From southwest Virginia. Plays banjo with Shannon Slaughter....
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