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Ronnie McCoury was born in York County, Pennsylvania [5] on March 16, 1967. He was exposed to bluegrass from a young age, as his father had his own band, Del McCoury &The Dixie Pals. Ronnie lists his musical influences as Bill Monroe , David Grisman , Sam Bush , Jerry Douglas , Alan O'Bryant, and The Osborne Brothers .
"Building Bridges" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Larry Willoughby, co-written with Hank DeVito. Willoughby's version peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.
Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band , he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury , who play mandolin and banjo respectively.
Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo, respectively. [1]
"I'm Working on a Building" is a song in both the African American spiritual and southern gospel traditions. The song has become a standard of the genres. It has been recorded many times, by artists such as The Carter Family, [1] Bill Monroe, [2] Elvis Presley, [3] the Oak Ridge Boys, [3] B. B. King, [4] John Fogerty, [5] The Seldom Scene, [6] and Theo Lawrence.
McCoury is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Del McCoury (born 1939), American musician and singer; Rob McCoury, American bluegrass musician;
Build a Bridge may refer to: Build a Bridge, a 2006 album by Audra McDonald "Build a Bridge", a song by Limp Bizkit from their 2003 album Results May Vary
Rob McCoury was born in York County, Pennsylvania on April 30, 1971. He was exposed to bluegrass from a young age, through his father's band, Del McCoury & The Dixie Pals. At the age of 8 he started playing the banjo after seeing The Osborne Brothers play at Sunest Park in West Grove, PA. In 1986 at the age of 15 he played bass with his Dad's ...