The Goins Brothers

A brother bluegrass act formed in 1953 by Melvin (b. Melvin Glen Goins, 30 December 1933, Bramwell, West Virginia, USA; guitar, bass fiddle, vocals, comedy) and his brother Ray (b. Ray Elwood Goins, 3 January 1936, Bramwell, West Virginia, USA; banjo, vocals). The Goins came from a musical family and grew up influenced by the major bluegrass acts that played in their locality. In the late 40s, Melvin was a member of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and in 1951, he was joined in the band by his 15 year old brother. In 1952, they played on RCA Victor recordings with the Fiddlers but t...