Joe Mullins
Best known for
Banjo
Joe Mullins is an Ohio-born banjoist, broadcaster, and bandleader whose Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers won 2019 IBMA Entertainer of the Year — a multi-time IBMA Broadcaster of the Year who runs the Real Roots Radio family of stations from Xenia.
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- Full name William Joseph Mullins; born October 27, 1965 in Xenia, Ohio.
- Son of Paul "Moon" Mullins, a respected bluegrass fiddler and longtime Ohio radio broadcaster.
- Co-founded The Traditional Grass with his father in 1983; toured and recorded with the band through 1995.
- Founding member of the supergroup Longview (1997).
- Formed Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers in 2006; the group debuted on the Grand Ole Opry on July 27, 2013.
- In 1995 purchased WBZI Radio (Xenia, Ohio); now operates several stations as Real Roots Radio under Town & Country Broadcasting.
- Multi-time IBMA winner: Broadcaster of the Year (2000, 2013, 2016), Gospel Recording of the Year (2016, 2017), Song of the Year (2018), Entertainer of the Year (2019).
- Considered one of the foremost traditional-style five-string banjoists; cites J.D. Crowe, Sonny Osborne, and Don Reno as influences.
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The Traditional GrassPlayed on recordings with The Traditional Grass
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LongviewPlayed on recordings with Longview
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Joe Mullins and the Radio RamblersPlayed on recordings with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers
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Junior Sisk and Joe MullinsPlayed on recordings with Junior Sisk and Joe Mullins
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Bradley WalkerPlayed on recording with Bradley Walker
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Butch BaldassariPlayed on recording with Butch Baldassari
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Doyle Lawson and Paul WilliamsPlayed on recording with Doyle Lawson and Paul Williams
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Ronnie BowmanPlayed on recording with Ronnie Bowman
