Wallace, Larry
LARRY WALLACE (THE LARRY WALLACE BAND) From Starkville, Mississippi Wallace played banjo with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys for 10 years (1990-2000) 2002, formed the Larry Wallace Band and performed at the Country Music Hall of Fame in N
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Crandall Creek
CRANDALL CREEK From Moundsville, West Virginia Formed in 2015 by Jerry Andrews (guitar). Kathy Wigman Lesnock (guitar), Dustin Terpenning (mandolin/banjo). Other band members: Lilli Gadd (bass), Heather Wharton (fiddle), Chase Arbogast (man
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Jerusalem Ridge
JERUSALEM RIDGE From Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). Formed in 1989, they were once known as “The Undisputed Western Canadian Champions of Bluegrass.” 1991, released “North Wind” album (no label). 1993, released “Looking Back” album (no label).
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Barie, Jason
JASON BARIE From Tampa, Florida. Lives in Portland, Tennessee. Began playing fiddle at age 10. 6-time winner of the Florida State Fiddle Championship. 2002-7, worked with Jim and Jesse, the Sand Mountain Boys, Lorraine Jordan and Caroli
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Ric-O-Chet
RIC-O-CHET From Boone, North Carolina. Formed in 1993 by Jimmy Trivette (bass), Steve Lewis (banjo), Randy Greer (guitar) and David Pendley (mandolin.) 1994, released Ricochet album (Rebel) 1995, released Carolina Memories album (Rebel)
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Mailander, John
JOHN MAILANDER From San Diego, California. A graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Has played fiddle with Chris Stuart and BackCountry, Tony Trischka and Territory, Darol Anger, other bands. Performs as a duo
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Mattingly, Jimmy
JIMMY MATTINGLY From Leitchfield, Kentucky. 1981, won Grand Masters fiddle championship. 1981, joined Spectrum. Early 80’s, worked with the Forrester Sisters and Steve Wariner. 1989-1993, worked with Dolly Parton. 1993, worked with the
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Front Range
FRONT RANGE Formed in 1984 in Denver, Colorado, but only two band members ever lived there (Mike Lantz, Ron Lynam). Dick and Amos live in Pennsylvania and Vermont respectively. The name “Front Range” comes from the name given to the eastern slo
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Warner, Chris
CHRIS WARNER From Red Lion, Pennsylvania. 1967-1969, played banjo with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys. Also played on Jimmy’s 1978 album “Greatest Bluegrass Hits.” 1969, had his own regional band and filled in with Bob Paisley, Seldom
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Warren, Paul
PAUL WARREN From Hickman County, Tennessee. 1938, began playing fiddle professionally with Johnny Wright and His Tennessee Hillbillies. 1942, joined the Army and during WWII, spent two years in a German POW camp. 1946, rejoined Johnny Wrigh
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Bales, Barry
BARRY BALES From Kingsport, Tennessee. A bass player who is...
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Blue Sky Boys, The
THE BLUE SKY BOYS A “brothers duet” from Hickory, North...
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Bullas, The
THE BULLAS (LUKE AND JENNY ANNE BULLA) Originally from Grants...
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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!
