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Don Rigsby
Donald Glen Rigsby is an American mandolinist, fiddler, guitarist, vocalist, and producer in the bluegrass tradition. He is known for his solo career, and for his work with the Lonesome River Band and Longview. Biography Early years Growing up in Eastern Kentucky, Rigsby discovered bluegrass music early on. At age 5, Rigsby learned to sing from a 1959 tape of Ralph Stanley singing "Hills of Home" and "Little Maggie." Rigsby befriended two of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys: Ricky Skaggs (Rigsby's cousin) and Keith Whitley. Rigsby learned guitar at age 12, then fiddle, dulcimer, and mandolin. While attending Morehead State University, Rigsby was a member of TruGrass, which included Johnie Lewis (banjo) and Tim Gilliam (guitar), with Rigsby on mandolin. In 1987, Rigsby joined Charlie Sizemore's bluegrass band and stayed for two years. When he graduated in 1990, Rigsby moved to Nashville and joined Vern Gosdin's road band. Rigsby's first national exposure was with Bluegras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isonville, Kentucky
Isonville is an unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Routes 32 and 486 east of the city of Sandy Hook, the county seat of Elliott County. Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m). It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with the ZIP code 41149. A post office was established in the community in 1866 and named for Archibald Ison, an early settler from Virginia. References Unincorporated communities in Elliott County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{ElliottCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |