Del McCoury
Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2003. In June 2010, he received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born York (city in and county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 12801 | 1/28/1964 | One of God's sheep | Bill Monroe | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12802 | 1/28/1964 | Roll on Buddy, roll on | Bill Monroe | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 12803 | 1/28/1964 | Legend of the blue ridge mountains | Bill Monroe | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McCoury, Del," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106031.
McCoury, Del. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106031.
"McCoury, Del." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: McCoury, Del, 1939- - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88659628
Wikidata: Del McCoury - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5252933
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/80106970
MusicBrainz: Del McCoury - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e61892d0-4ad2-474a-a5fa-479dc28075ed
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1959215 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1959215
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