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Edward Efaw
Larry Efaw
Stanley Efaw
Stacy Wilcox
Chris Smith |
BILLY
STARTED PLAYING AROUND ON THE PIANO AROUND
THE AGE OF 8. HE STARTED PICKING
ON THE GUITAR AND SINGING WITH HIS SISTER
NOT TO LONG AFTER THAT. WHEN BILLY GOT
MARRIED, HE PLAYED THE PIANO, GUITAR
AND SANG WITH HIS WIFE IN CHURCH. HIS REAL
MUSIC PASSION WAS THE FIDDLE. HE
TAUGHT HIMSELF TO PLAY THE OLD TIME FIDDLING
STYLE. HE PLAYED SQUARE DANCES, WITH PRESS
HAYES AND THE DIXIEHARMANEERS. HE
PLAYED FOR NUMEROUS BANDS BEFORE JOINING THE
BLUEGRASS MOUNTAINEERS IN THE SUMMER OF
1989.
HE WAS
INFLUENCED BY CURLY RAY, ART STANFORD AND
JOE MEADOWS.
BILLY AND HIS
WIFE LINDA, HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 39 YEARS
AND HAVE TWO KIDS, TODD AND WENDY. THEY
HAVE THREE GRAND KIDS BRENDT, BROCK, AND
BROOKLYN , AND FIVE STEP GRANDKIDS
CHRIS, MOLLY, KATE, EMILY AND TAYLOR.
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