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That’s my story and I’m sticking to it ~ Bill I am the sole remaining founder and original member of the Country Gentleman but have never done that – and won’t. In short, almost everyone who was ever connected to the Country Gentlemen is out there using the name in order to make a buck. Finally there are the Classic Country Gentlemen who include Adcock, Jimmy Gaudreau, Tom Gray and Randy Waller. Now we have we have Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen, Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, The Original Country Gentlemen – whom I sued because they were NOT the originals. First we had the (real, original and true) Country Gentlemen which I founded with John Duffey and Charlie Waller in July 1957. Janet, there are many versions of the Country Gentlemen. Is this the new name for the continuous band? I wasn’t aware of the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band. Janet asked Bill the following question in an email: Webco Classics Volume One (Webco, 1995).Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band (Rebel, 2007).Banjo Pickin’ ‘N Hot Fiddlin’ Vol 2 (Coronet, 1964).Banjo Pickin’ ‘N Hot Fiddlin’ (Coronet, 1963).New Song Collection with MP3’s and Tablature! Discography Emerson & Waldron

In 1992, the Stelling Banjo Company issued an Emerson signature banjo model. When Emerson joined the Navy in 1973 he also joined the Navy Band performing with them for the next twenty years. In the absence of Emerson, Waldron renamed the group “Cliff Waldron and the New Shades of Grass. Three years later, in 1970, Emerson was back with the Country Gentlemen. In 1967, Emerson and guitarist Cliff Waldron formed “Emerson & Waldron” recording for Rebel Records The sound and repertoire of Emerson & Waldron was very similar to the Country Gentlemen often performing songs from contemporary rock, soul and country. In 1962, he joined Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys where he remained until 1967 with the exception of a brief interlude with Red Allen between 1964-1965. In 1957, when Busby was injured in a car accident, Emerson and Charlie Waller – who was also a member of the Bayou Boys – formed the Country Gentlemen, Emerson’s stint with the Gentlemen lasted until 1958 when he left the group and began working as a sideman. Careerīill Emerson joined Buzz Busby and the Bayou Boys in the 1950s. William Hundley “Bill” Emerson, Jr. (born Januin Washington DC is an American five-string banjo player known for being one of the founding members of the original Country Gentlemen and Emerson & Waldron.