"Ages and Memories"-1988
RAYMIE MOORE--BANJO , VOCALS
RICHARD"SLICK" GILMORE---DOBRO
"HOSS" KING---MANDOLIN , VOCALS
JERRY WATTS--BASS
HENRY FITZGERALD--GUITAR , VOCALS
BOB CATHY--GUITAR
TOM LUDWICK--GUITAR . VOCALS
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AGES AGO
BLUERIDGE MT. HOME
BUCK'S RUN
I'D RATHER BE ALONE
I JUST THINK I'LL GO AWAY
LEFTOVER BISQUITS
LET'S BE SWEETHEARTS AGAIN
LONESOME OLD RIVER
MARY JANE
MEMORIES OF YOU
ONE OF HIS CHOSEN
VISION OF MOTHER
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"Holding Things Together"-1990"HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER"Recorded in 1990 at KLRU studio,Austin .,Tx.
Ernest"Hoss" King---Mandolin,vocals
Doc Hamilton---Fiddle,vocals
Ed Shelton---Banjo,vocals
Tom Ludwick---Guitar,vocals
Henry Fitzgerald---Guitar,vocals
Jerry watts---Upright Bass
Mixed by
Doc Hamilton
HEAR COMPLETE ALBUM STREAM HERE.SHENANDOAH BREAKDOWN(INST)
YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW
HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER
PRAYER BELLS OF HEAVEN
ROAD TO COLUMBUS(INST)
NINE POUND HAMMER
I'M WAITING TO HEAR YOU CALL ME DARLING
SOMEDAY WE'LL MEET AGAIN SWEETHEART
PREACHING,PRAYING,SINGING
NO HIDING PLACE
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"Live at The Lazy L-1995Recorded live at Lazy L RV park
Ernest:Hoss"King---Mandolin,vocals
Tom Ludwick---Guitar,vocals
Ed Shelton---Banjo,vocals
Raymie Moore---Fiddle,vocals
Jerry Watts---Upright Bass
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DAYBREAK IN DIXIE
SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT
FOGGY MNT.SPECIAL
THE OLD CROSSROADS
I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT
NOBODY'S DARLING BUT MINE
ALL I WANT IS YOU
LITTLE MAGGIE
HOT CORN COLD CORN
WILL YOU BE LOVING ANOTHER MAN
WALKING THROUGH MY MEMORY
TRAIN 45
MORE PRETTY GIRLS THAN ONE
ROSE OF OLD KENTUCKY
MARY ANN
I'LL GO STEPPING TOO
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I HAVE ALL ALBUMS BY "LEON VALLEY BLUEGRASS"
(1979 THROUGH 1995- 7 ALBUMS),
ALSO ED SHELTON'S "EXPEDITION" ALBUM,....1976
AVAILABLE ON GOOD QUALITY HOME MADE CDS.
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WE HAVE TRIED THROUGH THE YEARS TO KEEP OUR SHOWS CLEAN,AND ENTERTAINING FOR OUR FANS.WE PLAY MOSTLY TRADITIONAL,STRAIGHT AHEAD BLUEGRASS,WITH AN OCCASIONAL "PUNK GRASS"SONG THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.WE ENJOY THE FELLOWSHIP WITH YOU--OUR FANS--AND OTHER MUSICIANS WE COME ACROSS ALONG THE WAY.WE HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW US HAVE ENJOYED SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO THROUGH THE YEARS ,AS MUCH AS WE HAVE ENJOYED TRYING TO DO IT FOR YOU!!
WHAT EVER HAPPENS FROM HERE ON OUT....
IT'S BEEN A GOOD RIDE !!!
WE HAVE PLAYED FESTIVALS,CHURCHES,ONE NIGHTERS,ETC. IN 3 STATES,AND HAVE A GOOD FOLLOWING OF GREAT FANS !!
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BOOKMARK THIS PAGE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE !!********************
PROFILES OF MEMBERS********************
ERNEST"HOSS"KING 
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HOSS PASSED AWAY AUGUST 16 ,2001
PROFILE WILL BE LEFT AS MEMORIAL TO HIM.
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HOSS WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EASTERN TENNESSEE,AND NORTHEN ALABAMA ,WHERE HIS MAIN INFLUENCES WERE MONROE,AND FLATT AND SCRUGGS.HE PLAYS ALL INSTRUMENTS,BUT HIS MAIN THING IS MANDOLIN,AND TENOR,AND LEAD VOCALS.HIS UNIQUE STYLE ON THE MANDOLIN,HAS PROMPTED MANY YOUNG PICKERS TO COPY HIM.
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TOM LUDWICK
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STARTED PLAYING COUNTRY GUITAR IN HIS TEEN YEARS.
THEN IN 1970 ATTENDED GRANT'S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN HUGO,OK.AND WAS IMMEDIATELY "HOOKED"ON THE MUSIC.SHARES VOCALS WITH HOSS,ED,AND RAYMIE,AND PLAYS GUITAR.
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RAYMIE MOORE
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RAYMIE PLAYS ALL INSTRUMENTS,AND PLAYS THEM ALL WELL!!HIS MAIN INFLUENCES ON THE FIDDLE HAVE BEEN KENNY BAKER AND PAUL WARREN , BUT LATELY HE HAS EVOLVED TO HIS OWN STYLE OF LONG BOW FIDDLING THAT IS UNIQUE TO BLUEGRASS MUSIC. HE ALSO DOES SOME OF OUR VOCALS...BOTH LEAD AND HARMONY....HE SHOULD HAVE MANY MORE YEARS OF ENJOYING THE MUSIC AHEAD OF HIM.
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JERRY IS ALSO A MULTI-PLAYER,BUT HAS BEEN OUR VERY STEADY BASS PLAYER FOR ALL THESE YEARS...HE ALSO MAKES A FINE POT OF COFFEE,AND KEEPS EVERYTHING GOING ON THE ROAD.
JERRY IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND BY OTHER BANDS AS A FILL-IN WHEN THEY NEED HIM ,BECAUSE OF HIS STEADY BASS PLAYING , DEPENDABILITY , AND SIMPLY BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD OLE BOY.
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ROGER STARNES
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ROGER IS A MULTI-PLAYER AND A VERY GOOD ONE!!
HE WILL PLAY BANJO WITH US ,AND SING SOME LEAD AND TENOR.
HE IS ONE OF THE BEST YOUNG ALL AROUND MUSICIANS,AND TALENTS WE HAVE SEEN LATELY.WE KIND OF WATCHED ROGER GROW UP AND BECOME ONE OF THE BEST.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
ED SHELTON
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ED PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 31 ,1999
THIS PROFILE WILL BE LEFT AS A MEMORIAL TO HIM.
IT WAS A GOOD RIDE ED.
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ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED,AND INFLUENTIAL BANJO PICKERS AROUND TODAY.HE HAS TAUGHT SOME OF THE BEST,AND INFLUENCED MANY OTHERS... HE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL OF THE BEST INSTRUMENTEL TUNES FOR THE BANJO..HE RECORDED AN ALBUM IN 1976 WITH VINCE GILL ,BOBBY CLARK,BOB DAVIS ,AND DAVE FERGUSON THAT HAS BECOME A STANDARD FOR BANJO PICKERS TRYING TO LEARN HIS STYLE..****************
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BLUE RIDGE EXPRESS
YANKEE DOODLE BANJO
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM
LOW AND LONELY
TRAIN 76
KICKIN' CHICKEN
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
CHEROKEE SHUFFLE
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
SPANISH GRASS
BOTH SIDES NOW
Music courtesy Hashell H. Colvin
Thanks H. for letting me steal it.
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PARAGRAPH FROM ALAN MUNDE'S BIO.
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"On a personal level the most influential player was Eddie Shelton. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Eddie was living in Oklahoma City during the mid 1960's and spent many an hour with me showing me the "where to put your fingers" and "how to get from one note to the next" of banjo picking. On an overall musical level of understanding and attitude."
SOME OF HIS BEST WRITINGS INCLUDE.
.."BLUERIDGE EXPRESS" , "STRUTTIN' ", "TENNESSEE MIST" , AND "HOSS FLY".WE HOPE YOU HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO HEAR THEM AT OUR SHOWS !!
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WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE...GOOD OR BAD..E-MAIL tlud@vvm.com...IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO..TELL SOMEBODY..IF YOU DON'T...KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.WE LOVE YOU ALL...OUR FANS!!!
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