Dewey Renfro

Musician · 1923–2008 · Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Best known for Bass

Dewey Renfro was a North Carolina-born, Pennsylvania-based bassist who toured with Del McCoury's band while spending most of his life as a Cole Steel of York employee — a journeyman sideman of the post-war bluegrass workforce.

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  • Born September 21, 1923 in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; later lived in Glenville, Pennsylvania.
  • Lifelong bass player.
  • Toured "through many states" as a bassist with Del McCoury and his band.
  • Worked his day job at the former Cole Steel of York for over 40 years while playing music as a sideman.
  • Member of the Glen Rock Church of Christ; avid hunter and fisherman.
  • Married to Janet Louise (Trump) Renfro for 56 years.
  • Died May 17, 2008 at age 84.

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