Don Humphries
Musician
Best known for
Songwriter
Don Humphries is a North Carolina songwriter and guitarist whose songs have been recorded across the modern traditional circuit, from the Nashville Bluegrass Band to Patty Loveless.
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- Born in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1944.
- Known primarily as a songwriter, though he is also an accomplished guitar player.
- Wrote “The Boys Are Back in Town” with Stuart Duncan and Pat Enright; the Nashville Bluegrass Band made it the title track of their 1990 album.
- Patty Loveless recorded the song on Mountain Soul (2001), and it was the first track from that album worked to radio.
- His songs have also been recorded by Del McCoury and the Shenandoah Cut-Ups.
