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Ron Spears (2)

American bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Born July 28, 1953 in West Valley City, Utah. Died March 22, 2023. His musical career began at age 12 playing Rock and Roll. He was bitten by the bluegrass bug at the age of 16 and traded his electric guitar for a banjo. He worked in several local bands until going national in 1999 with his band Within Tradition. He relocated to Nashville in 2006. Spears has since been a member of Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Special Consensus, David Parmley and Continental Divide, The James King Band and Reno and Harrell. As a songwriter, Spears has a long list of recordings by several top bluegrass acts.

Releases

• Heartache And Trouble
• Good News
• Blue And Lonesome Again
• Too Late To Pray (Defiant Chicago Roots)
• David Parmley & Cardinal Tradition
• Gone Away Backward
• Three Silver Dollars
• The Trail Of Aching Hearts
• Moxie Epoxy
• The Back Fields
• Everything's Alright
• Real Radio
• Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology
• Back Home Again
• The Bareback Band