Snider, Mike

MIKE SNIDER

  • From Gleason, Tennessee.
  • A member of the Grand Old Opry since 1990.
  • He was a regular on the Hee Haw television show.
  • 1983, won the national banjo championship in Winfield, Kansas.
  • He is also a gifted comedian and storyteller.
  • His entire home town (Gleason, Tennessee) came to Nashville to watch him perform for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Known for his heavy southern drawl: “Heck no, it ain’t no put-on! My daddy’s talked like this all his life,” he says.
  • Has released several albums on his own record label (Tater Tot).