Bill grew up singing in church, as did most all the guys in Pine Mountain Railroad. He loves the old-time gospel songs and Southern Gospel music in general. His background in bluegrass began first with hearing the Grand Ole Opry in its heyday of the late-50's. He became sold on the bluegrass of Mr. Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, Flatt & Scruggs, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Red Allen, Reno & Smiley, Jim & Jesse, and, of course, The Stanley Brothers.
Bill played guitar and dobro early-on but settled on the acoustic bass as his instrument of choice. He currently travels and performs with a 1939 Kay Orchestra Model, a masterpiece. He just finished recording Alone with Forever with this great performance bass. He also endorses and has performed extensively with a Wan-Bernadel fully-carved bass. You can hear that bass on the recording, Heartache & Hope. He's owned a bunch of basses, including American Standard, Epiphone, Gibson, and several Kay's.
Bill is an avid kayaker and motorcycle enthusiast. He belongs to the Veterans of Vietnam Motorcycle Club (TN chapter) for whom he is the Ky/Tn Representative, and to the TN3 Chapter of Rolling Thunder, Inc.
For more information on Bill, visit him at MySpace.com/billmcbee
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