Billy Ray Latham

American banjo player (1938–2018)

Billy Ray Latham

Born| (1938-01-12)January 12, 1938

Wild Cat Corner, Arkansas, U.S.

Died| August 19, 2018(2018-08-19) (aged 80)

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Actor, Musician
Years active| 1958–2018

Billy Ray Latham (January 12, 1938, Arkansas – August 19, 2018, Nashville, TN) was an American banjo player. He was best known as a member of the Kentucky Colonels (1961-c.1974).[1] He then joined The Dillards in 1974, and left c.1978.[2]

He died in 2018, having been in poor health for years.[3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Biography: The Kentucky Colonels". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Biography: The Dillards". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
3. ^ "Billy Ray Latham passes". Bluegrass Today. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
4. ^ "R.I.P. Billy Ray Latham, The Country Boys banjo player from The Andy Griffith Show". MeTV. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

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The Dillards

* Rodney Dillard
* Beverly Cotten-Dillard
* Shane Lail
* Jim Glaspy
* George Giddens

* Herb Pedersen
* Billy Ray Latham
* Byron Berline
* Glen Hardin
* Billy Constable
* Mitchell F. Jayne

Studio albums|

* Back Porch Bluegrass (1963)
* Pickin' & Fiddlin' (1965)
* Wheatstraw Suite (1968)
* Copperfields (1970)
* Roots and Branches (1972)
* Tribute to the American Duck (1973)

Live albums|

* Live!!!! Almost!!! (1964)

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