DBRLTeen

Bill Mize is a fingerstyle guitarist who’s doing a concert for us.  He’s won a Grammy and recorded several albums.  What is fingerstyle?  See this website.  Hear some of Bill’s samples on his myspace.

Some important events in his life (from his myspace page):

• 1952 – Born in East Tennessee
• 1955 – Totaled his first car (Buick) at age three….
• 1956 – Saw Elvis on TV… took up the ukelele.
• 1961 – Took up sister’s Stella guitar after his ukelele was smashed over his behind by his father…
• 1985 – Won the Winfield National Guitar Championship on a generic japanese guitar, with bar-b-q sauce on his fingers…

Columbia
Please register in advance – call 817-7170
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Friends Room
All Ages!

And here’s a short Youtube video of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with music by Bill Mize:

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