Aashid Himons

Aashid Himons, usually referred to as just "Aashid," was a part of Nashville's non-country music scene for nearly a quarter-century. A big man with leonine dreadlocks and a large artistic presence, the African-American musical prodigy asserted an incredible influence on Nashville musicians, working with some of the region's best and brightest talents along the way. Born in 1942 in rural West Virginia as Archie Himons, he began playing the piano at the age of three, soon singing and playing in church. By the time he was five years of age he had taught himself the drums and sub...