John Hickman
Musician · 1942–2021
Best known for
Banjo
John Hickman was an American bluegrass banjo player, best known for his work in the trio Berline, Crary and Hickman.
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- Born in 1942 in Columbus, Ohio; he moved to Southern California in 1969.
- Played a clean, melodic Scruggs-style banjo and was widely admired as a master of the instrument.
- Recorded the solo album “Don't Mean Maybe” in 1978.
- Joined the fiddler Byron Berline and the guitarist Dan Crary in the trio Berline, Crary and Hickman, which recorded a series of albums for Sugar Hill Records in the 1980s.
- Also played in the Byron Berline Band and worked at Berline's Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
- Died in 2021.
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Byron BerlinePlayed on recordings with Byron Berline
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Dan CraryPlayed on recordings with Dan Crary
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Berline Crary HickmanPlayed on recording with Berline Crary Hickman
