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I cannot remember a time when gospel songs were not a part of my life. The gospel itself was presented to me when I was about 10 year’s old at Vacation Bible School, Fork Union Baptist Church. Reverend Jetton had assembled a number of us in the sanctuary and explained to us the plan of salvation and what Jesus did on the cross. To me it made perfect sense and I readily accepted that invitation to make Jesus the Lord of my life. My journey down that road is another story, but the influence of gospel music and the prevalence of those songs in my life certainly increased.
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Genre: Bluegrass
Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
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Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
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Playing Since: 1972
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Chief trouble shooter for Rose Snead Inc.
Gender: Male
My Instruments:
Stelling
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Band
SonRise - Band
Willow Branch - Band
Don Reno - banjo
Eddie Adcock - banjo
Alvin Breeden - banjo
Carl Jackson - banjo
Jason Skinner - banjo
Robert Noble - banjo
Larry Jett - banjo and wonderful friend
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Created 11/28/2006
Last Visit 12/21/2021
I learned 3 chords on a ukulele when I was about 8 years old. I started with the guitar when I was 12 or 13. The man who taught me was Randolph Snead. He was an excellent bluegrass rhythm guitar player. After I had learned some things, he invited me to his home one night when he had his band playing. I sat over in the corner just trying to stay in time. This went on for several sessions throughout the months and finally I noticed the guy playing the banjo. He was a tall, thin man named Ron Stokes who lived in Virginia Beach. I was fascinated by what he was doing. It happened that Randolph had an old, cheap 5 string banjo with no resonator. He let me borrow it to see if I could play it. I must have been 15 or 16 years old. Ron helped me with some chords and basic rolls. When I left for college at William and Mary, my father bought me a pretty Alvarez banjo to take with me. When I wasn’t studying, I was playing that banjo. Whenever they would have me, I would go to visit Ron and Gladys Stokes in Virginia Beach for some good food and banjo practice. When I graduated from college, daddy had made a deal with Carl Stacy (Stacy’s Music in Charlottesville, VA) to trade my Alvarez in on a used Mastertone RB-250 that he had in the shop. It was a 1958, bow-tie inlay model. I played with Randolph for several years in a band called “The Virginia Gentlemen”. It was a great learning opportunity, I am grateful for the experience it gave me, and I met a lot of nice people. Health problems caused me to drop out of music for a few years. When I got back into it, I became interested in the piano as well. To make a long story short, I now play keyboard at my church in a praise and worship band. It was a big stretch from bluegrass into this style of music. But it has helped me tremendously on the banjo. Ron helped me with the keyboard as well, as he was a good piano player. He would play swing and music from the early 1900’s. I have enjoyed learning this as well, and it greatly contributed to my banjo ability on such songs as “Anybody Seen My Gal?”, “Hello, my baby”, etc. I am playing a Stelling now that Ron gave me. I look forward to expanding my knowledge and ability and learning some of the things I hear you folks doing at Banjo Hangout. I am working on the details of my life story with the banjo and music in general that I will put on my blog. I will also mention more people that I have known along the way.
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