Don rigsby biography
Don rigsby biography
Don rigsby voice of god!
Don Rigsby
American singer-songwriter
Don Rigsby | |
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| Birth name | Donald Glen Rigsby |
| Born | (1968-02-18) February 18, 1968 (age 56) Isonville, Kentucky |
| Genres | Bluegrass music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Musical artist
Donald Glen Rigsby is an American mandolinist, fiddler, guitarist, vocalist, and producer in the bluegrass tradition.
He is known for his solo career, and for his work with the Lonesome River Band and Longview.
Biography
Early years
Growing up in Eastern Kentucky, Rigsby discovered bluegrass music early on.
At age 5, Rigsby learned to sing from a 1959 tape of Ralph Stanley singing "Hills of Home" and "Little Maggie."[1]
Rigsby befriended two of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys: Ricky Skaggs (Rigsby's cousin) and Keith Whitley.
Rigsby learned guitar at age 12, then fiddle, dulcimer, and mandolin.[2]
While attending Morehead State Unive