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Billy Ray Latham (January 12, 1938, Arkansas – August 19, 2018, Nashville, TN) was an American banjo player. He was best known as a member of the Kentucky Colonels (1961-c.1974). He then joined The Dillards in 1974, and left c.1978. He died in 2018, having been in poor health for years. References
21 de ago. de 2018 · Billy Ray Latham, the gregarious banjo player and showman with The Kentucky Colonels, died on Sunday in Nashville at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was 80 years of age. Friends say that Billy had been in poor health of late, and was in and out the hospital repeatedly in recent months.
Billy Ray Latham - banjo, vocals (1957–65) LeRoy Mack - Dobro (1957–65) Roger Bush - double bass, vocals (1961–65) Bobby Slone - fiddle (1964–65) Scotty Stoneman - banjo, fiddle (1965) Dennis Morris - guitar (1966–67) Bob Warford - banjo (1966–67) Bobby Crane - fiddle (1966–67) Herb Pedersen - banjo (1973) Alan Munde ...
The promised memorial celebration for noted banjo player Billy Ray Latham has been scheduled for this weekend. Billy passed away on August 21 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville at 80 years of age after several years of declining health.
Profile: American Bluegrass/Country banjo player. Born January 12, 1938 in Wild Cat Corner, Arkansas. Died August 19, 2018. He was a member of the The Kentucky Colonels (1961- 1974) and The Dillards (1974-’78). At about 10 years old his family relocated to Michigan. As a young teen a friend gave him a banjo.
5 de jul. de 2023 · In addition to brothers Roland, Clarence, and Eric, the band was augmented to include banjoist Billy Ray Lathum and Dobro player LeRoy Mack. Both Clarence and Roland White are previous inductees of the Hall of Fame and their bios appear elsewhere.
10 de sept. de 2018 · Billy Ray Latham in today’s bluegrass world is a name that may not be all that well-known, but for me it holds an elevated position in my history of bluegrass banjo. Although Billy did many things during his career, he is best known in my banjo history as the banjo player in the in the jaw-droppingly stunning music of the West ...
