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Banjo, guitar |
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Bill started playing banjo in 1976 as the result of a bet. He plays
banjo and guitar (and a little string bass). The first band Bill played
in was Peabody Mountain. The last band he played with before RIPCO was
Flat Mountain String Band out of Greenville. He is married to Cindy,
formally retired and lives in Vandalia. Scruggs and JD Crowe have had
the most musical influence on his playing and style. In fact, his most
memorable moment is eating lunch with JD Crowe in Roanoke, Virginia.
Bill's favorite pickers are Sammy Shelor and Steve Huber.
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Stan
Taylor |
Mandolin,
guitar |
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Stan's preferred
instrument is mandolin, but he also plays guitar, dulcimer and a little
bit of banjo. With RIPCO, he sings lead and tenor. Stan is married to
Sharon and is from Troy. His roots have always been bluegrass, but he
did play some rock and roll in his teens. His mother and father,
originally from Tennessee,
were in various gospel groups; in fact, his father was a member of the
Sunny Mountain Boys. Stan's step-father played fiddle, mandolin and
guitar. In the mid 80's, Stan played in the group Taylor Made along with
Kent Moore, RIPCO's guitar player. In the 90's, Stan was mainly fireside
entertainment until 2004 when RIPCO was formed. Besides picking and
singing, his other interest are horses, tractors, farming and his
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Rick Hagens |
Doghouse
bass |
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Rick has been married to high school sweetheart Cathy for
34 years. They have 3 children (grown and gone) and soon to be 8
grandchildren. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was raised the New Bremen area
of Ohio and now lives in Anna. He is a 4 year U.S.A.F. Vietnam era
veteran and very proud of it. Rick started playing upright bass at age
35 and has played with several bluegrass bands over the years. For 2
years, he played with Rising Tide from Houston, Ohio, then with Simple
Tymes from Sidney, Ohio. With Simple Tymes, Rick played 30 shows a year
for 7 years, in 5 states. Rick played on their CD’s titled That Old
Barn. He also played on Ralph Patrick Instrumentals with the Bluegrass
Outlaws, and two 30 minute shows for PBS. Their bluegrass broadcast was
recorded live in 2004 at the Bluegrass in the Corn Fields stage in
Wapakoneta, Ohio. Rick was trained musically by, and picked with one of
the best banjo players in Ohio for 15 years for Mr. Mike Dean from
Sidney, Ohio. Rick’s favorite band is Blue Highway and his favorite
singer is Don Rigsby. Rick joined RIPCO in January 2006.
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Kent Moore |
Guitar, Vocals
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Kent was
born in Troy, Ohio in 1952 to Juanita and Clayton Moore. He was taught
how to play banjo and guitar from his Father at an early age. He has two
grown sons Dustin and Kent Jr. In the eighties he played in a group
Taylor Made with Stan. Kent has strong vocals and plays a good lead
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