Raymond Fairchild

Raymond Fairchild

bj, *1944 US, Cherokee, North Carolina
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American banjo player from the Great Smoky Mountains. He was born March 15, 1939 in Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina. In the mid 1960s, he formed The Frosty Mountain Boys but soon changed the name to The Maggie Valley Boys. In 1975 he joined with The Crowe Brothers. The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America named Fairchild Banjo Picker of the Year from 1989 to 1991. In 1989 he was inducted into that organization’s Hall of Greats.

Genres

Country
World
Blues
Folk

Plays With

Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys

The Frosty Mountain Boys

The Maggie Valley Boys

Eddie Geouge

Popular Tracks

Whoa Mule on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Pretty Polly on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

When You And I Were Young, Maggie on At Home In Maggie Valley by Raymond Fairchild

Cumberland Gap on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Short Stop on At Home In Maggie Valley by Raymond Fairchild

Shady Grove on Bluegrass Banjo Collection: Power Picks by Raymond Fairchild

Raymond's Talking Banjo on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Sugar Foot Rag on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Red Wing on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Orange Blossom Special on 31 Banjo Favorites by Raymond Fairchild

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
31 Banjo Favorites	Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys	2008	Compil.
The Best Of Raymond Fairchild: The Bluegrass Banjo Collection - 18 Rural Rhythm Classics	Raymond Fairchild	2004	Compil.
Smoky Mountain Christmas - A Bluegrass Holiday	Raymond Fairchild	2003	Album
Smokey Mountain Banjo	Raymond Fairchild With Eddie Geouge	2001	Album
31 Banjo Favorites - Volume II	Raymond Fairchild	2001	Compil.
16 All-Time Favorites	Raymond Fairchild	1998	Compil.
31 Banjo Favorites	Raymond Fairchild	1997	Compil.
Me And My Banjo At Home In Maggie Valley	Raymond Fairchild	1989	Album
Smokey Mountain Banjo	Raymond Fairchild With Eddie Geouge	1988	Album
World Champion Banjo - Plays John's Dream	Raymond Fairchild	1987	Album
Plays Requests	Raymond Fairchild	1985	Album
Little Zane	Raymond Fairchild	1981	Album
Picking & Singing In Maggie Valley	Frank Buchanan, Raymond Fairchild	1978	Album
King Of The 5-String Banjo	Raymond Fairchild	1976	Album
King Of The Smokey Mountain Banjo Players	Raymond Fairchild	1976	Album
31 Great Tunes	Raymond Fairchild	1976	Album
King Of The 5-String Banjo	Raymond Fairchild	1976	Album
King Of The 5-String Banjo	Raymond Fairchild	1976	Album
Honky Tonkin' Country Blues	Raymond Fairchild	1971	Album
King Of The Smokey Mountain Banjo Players	Raymond Fairchild and The Maggie Valley Boys	1967	Album
King Of The Smokey Mountain 5-String Banjo Players	Raymond Fairchild	1966	Album
Mama Likes Blue Grass Music	Raymond Fairchild And The Frosty Mountain Boys	1966	Album
King Of The Smokey Mountain Banjo Players	Raymond Fairchild	1963	Album
America's Most Authentic Folk Banjo	Raymond Fairchild	1961	Album
Pickin' in Maggie Valley: Recorded Live at Hillbilly Music Barn	Raymond Fairchild		Album

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