JACK TOTTLE

• From Baltimore, Maryland.
• A mandolin player, record producer, and author of a best-selling mandolin instruction book (Bluegrass Mandolin, Oak Publications, 1976).
• First band: a Washington, D.C. group called “The Lonesome River Boys” (1968-1970).
• 1975, released a solo project “Back Road Mandolin” (Rounder).
• 1975 formed Tasty Licks (with Pat Enright and Bela Fleck) in Boston.
• 1977-1982, was a member of The Payroll Boys of Letcher Country, Kentucky.
• 1982, founded the bluegrass music program at East Tennessee State University, which has produced many professional bluegrass musicians.
• 1999, released Bluegrass Sound album (Copper Creek) with guests Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Béla Fleck, Stuart Duncan, Ron Block, Ronnie and Del McCoury.
• Conducts seminars across the country on how to listen to bluegrass music.
• 2012, formed a band in Hawaii called Bluegrass Jack.