Bill Emerson

A chat with Lynn Morris 11/02/2009

A chat with Lynn Morris 10/29/2009

Concert: 09/12-07/15 Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie Band 07/15/2009

Bill Emerson is one of the most influential musicians in bluegrass. He began playing guitar in 1955 and banjo the following year, which was when he heard a performance by Uncle Bob & the Blue Ridge Partners on a Rockville, Maryland, radio station. He was so captivated by their sound that he went to the station to meet them, and was asked to join them. A few months later, Emerson joined Buzz Busby ...more