Bill Price

Back when he was in high school, Bill Price used to daydream about playing in a really good bluegrass band. Finally, he got a chance to play for hotshot bluegrass bandleader Jimmy Martin, who right away took an interest in the teen's firm rhythmic guitar style and charismatic presence when delivering one of the genre's typically sentimental songs. Following graduation from high school, Price wound up in what sounded like an excellent trio with Martin and the young J.D. Crowe on banjo, as well as a few other formations before striking out on his own, while Martin went on to his...