The Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band
Top Songs
| 1 | High On A Mountain | ||
| 2 | True Life Blues | ||
| 3 | The Cold Hard Facts | ||
| 4 | Henry Walker | ||
| 5 | Blackjack County Chains |
Albums
May 2023 • 1 song
Dec 2020 • 1 song
Sep 1996 • 13 songs
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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...