Norval Newton ''"Bus"'' Boyk (October 14, 1917 – April 26, 2010) was a noted American

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whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1990s and who played in many bands during those eras.

Biography

Boyk was born on October 14, 1917 in

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. In the 1930s he was with the Cascade Hillbillies and the Rancho Serenaders. From 1953-1964 he played with the Sons of the Golden West. Later he toured and recorded with Ray Price. Other groups he played with during his long career were the Yeary Brothers, Roy Jackson and the Northwesterners, Ranch Dressing, Cal Shrum and his Rhythm Rangers, Everything's Jake, and the Fiddle Summit. Although he retired in the 1980s, he won 5th place in the

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in 1999. He was entered into the Western Swing Society's Pioneers of Western Swing Hall of Fame and the

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. Boyk died on April 26, 2010 in

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External links

Last of the Cowboy Fiddlers
"The Life and Music of Bus Boyk 1917-2010" by Hollis Taylor 2003

June 26, 2010,

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, "Bus Boyk, the hall of fame fiddler, took fans along for musical rides" {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyk, Bus Old-time fiddlers Western swing fiddlers 1917 births 2010 deaths American fiddlers People from Redmond, Oregon People from Everett, Washington 20th-century American violinists