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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. Aug. 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. Many of his medical issues came as ...
27. Aug. 2018 · 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. He had played with both The Country Boys and The Kentucky Colonels in California with ...
In 1957, banjoist Billy Ray Latham and Dobro player LeRoy Mack were added to the line-up, with the group renaming themselves the Country Boys soon after. In 1961, bassist Roger Bush replaced Eric Jr., who had left the band to get married. That same year, the quartet had become popular enough to appear twice on The Andy Griffith Show.
10. Sept. 2018 · Alan Munde Remembers Billy Ray Latham. September 10, 2018 | By. 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.
4. Aug. 2023 · Founding dobro player Leroy (Mack) McNees and banjoist Billy Ray Latham had moved on, as was ace fiddler Scotty Stoneman, who had played with the band in ’65.
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