Hoss King - (1934-2001)
(1934 – 2001)
The following information was extracted from Tom Ludwig's Bluegrass web page
HOSS WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EASTERN TENNESSEE,AND NORTHEN ALABAMA ,WHERE HIS MAIN INFLUENCES WERE MONROE,AND FLATT AND SCRUGGS.
HOSS PLAYED ALL INSTRUMENTS, BUT HIS MAIN THING WAS MANDOLIN AND TENOR AND LEAD VOCALS. HIS UNIQUE STYLE ON THE MANDOLIN,HAS PROMPTED MANY YOUNG PICKERS TO COPY HIM.
