Remembering Eddie Adcock on Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published March 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM EDT

Pickin on WHRV remembers famed banjo player Eddie Adcock on this week's program. Adcock performed with Bluegrass royalty, working as a Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boy and also with Mac Wiseman and Buzz Busby. In 1959 he joined the Country Gentlemen, staying with them until 1970. He died March 20th, he was 86. Also, we'll have a set from High Fidelity, and tracks from James King, Big Country Bluegrass, Doyle Lawson, and plenty of others. Traditional Bluegrass on your Sunday Night... make it a habit. 7-9pm here on 89.5

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Barry Graham

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.

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