Bill Bryson is the bass player and lead singer/spokesman for the Grateful Dudes

Bill Bryson

The Bluegrass Cardinals '76:  (L-R) Don Parmley, Bill Bryson, Dennis Fetchet, David Parmley, and Randy Graham

Bill with The Bluegrass Cardinals

 

 

Bill Bryson, in the recording studio in 1976 as a member of the Bluegrass Cardinals

Bill Bryson plays bass, sings lead and tenor, and is the emcee for the Grateful Dudes. 

 

Musical History

Bill has an impressive musical resume:

  • Played bass & guitar and sang with the Bluegrass Cardinals

  • Played guitar, bass, and sang with the Desert Rose Band

  • Bill currently splits his time between the Grateful Dudes, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers, playing bass and singing with Chris Hillman and Herb Peterson, the Rice brothers, and other California and Nashville- based bluegrass performers.

  • Bill has also written numerous songs, including "The Girl at the Crossroads Bar" which has been recorded by several groups, including the Grateful Dead, and the Laurel Canyon Ramblers, the other band Bill currently plays with.

     

 For a  more complete history of

Bill Bryson's musical career

and a partial discography

 

Click Here to See More of Dennis' Musical History

Links to the Laurel Canyon Rambler's Website,

and their record company,

Sugar Hill Records, are provided below......

 

The Laurel Canyon Ramblers

Sugar Hill Records

To contact Bill, click here:   bill@grateful-dudes.net

 

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