Del McCoury
Del McCoury
Top Songs
| 1 | Don't Our Love Look Natural? | ||
| 2 | If You've Got The Money Honey | ||
| 3 | Would You Catch A Falling Star | ||
| 4 | Blue Yodel | ||
| 5 | I Feel The Blues Moving In |
Albums
Nov 2021 • 1 song
Nov 2018 • 12 songs
Jul 2008 • 16 songs
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About
Biography
Among the most distinguished practitioners of traditional bluegrass, Del McCoury was the epitome of the "high lonesome sound" for over three decades. Born Delano Floyd McCoury, he was raised in Bakersville, North Carolina. In 1941, he and his family moved to Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where he got his start as a five-string banjo picker with Keith Daniels & the Blue Ridge Ramblers. Later he played with Jack Cooke's Virginia Mountain Boys in Baltimore. McCoury got his first big break in 1963 when Bill Monroe hired the Virginia Mountain Boys to play a few New York gigs. Monroe was...