- From Boonesville, Virginia.
- A fiddler who has worked with David Parmley and Continental Divide, The Bluegrass Brothers, Acoustic Endeavors and other bands.
- Chief influences: Kenny Baker, Bobby Hicks, Chubby Wise and Clark Kessinger.
- 1994, won first place in the bluegrass fiddle contest at the Galax Fiddlers Convention.
- 2011, joined Karl Shiflett and the Big Country Show.
- 2014, released solo fiddle album Fiddlin’ Billy Hurt
(Patuxent Music).
Hurt, Billy
