Ray Goins
Ray Goins(January 3, 1936[1]– July 2, 2007) was an Americanbluegrassbanjoist.
Born inBramwell, West Virginia,Goins aspired to be a lawyer.[2]He changed his career to music in the 1940s after listening to string band music onWCYBradio, and began singing publicly at the age of 16.[2]During a 50-year career he was member of theLonesome Pine FiddlersandRalph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys,before finally forming theGoins Brotherswith his older brother, Melvin.[2]
Ray Goins had aheart attackin 1994 and semi-retired from playing professionally in 1997. He still played shows occasionally with Melvin & Windy Mountain after he semi-retired.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Social Security Death Index Search
- ^abcParson, Penny (1 June 2009)."The Many Hats of Melvin Goins".Bluegrass Music. Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2019.Retrieved25 May2019.
- ^"Bluegrass Banjoist Ray Goins Dead at 71".CMT. 5 July 2007. Archived fromthe originalon May 25, 2019.Retrieved25 May2019.
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