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Del and Jerry McCoury pursued person professions in bluegrass prior to the Pennsylvania-born siblings teamed up for the 1987 Rounder recording, The McCoury Brothers. Old brother Del experienced performed banjo before switching to acoustic guitar and performing lead with Expenses Monroe’s Blue Lawn Males in 1963-1964. He consequently led his …

Being among the most distinguished practitioners of traditional bluegrass, Del McCoury was the epitome of the “high lonesome sound” for over three decades. Blessed Delano Floyd McCoury, he grew up in Bakersville, NEW YORK. In 1941, he and his family members transferred to Glen Rock and roll, Pa, where he …