Kuykendall, Mark

From Asheville, North Carolina.
His last name is pronounced KIR-ken-dall. He is not related to Pete or Kitsy Kuykendall (of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine.)
Kuykendall is a bluegrass veteran who began his professional career working with banjo player Raymond Fairchild. He plays guitar and several other bluegrass instruments.
1979, formed his own band Mark Kuykendall and Smoky Mountain Bluegrass. He recorded one album with that group.
1983, formed Mark Kuykendall and the Grass Cutters.
1990, played bass with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys.
1993-1996, played bass with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. He was Bill’s last bass player.
1996-2015, retired from full-time music to raise his family and devote time to his antique car business.
2015, teamed up with fiddler Bobby Hicks and a band called Asheville Bluegrass to record an album titled Down Memory Lane(Rebel).
2017, released Forever and a Day album (Rebel).
2023, passed away at the age of 60.