Smokey Bill

I remember when I was young my mom and Bruce used to go to my grandpa's garage to practice. I didn't like bluegrass music then. I would try to go in the house most of the time but the kids weren't allowed in the house. I don't really remember why. I went to these practices often because they practiced it seemed like every time they had a gig. Sometimes they made recordings of their practices. My grandpa even tried out a drummer but he did not like drummers in bluegrass music. Which is why I don't know why he had one to begin with (maybe someone talked him into it).  Grandpa loved to play his fiddle. I always saw him with it. He loved to talk about music and his fiddle. He also played other instruments. He played the upright bass, guitar, mandolin and piano. He was an entertainer. He would come up with lyrics to songs that wasn't even part of the song but it sounded like it was part of the song.  My grandpa passed away in 2002.  My love for bluegrass music has grown since.