Rusty York

Musician · 1935–2014

Rusty York was an American musician who worked in bluegrass and rockabilly.

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  • Born in 1935 in Harlan, Kentucky.
  • Played banjo and guitar and led the group Rusty York and the Kentucky Mountain Boys.
  • Had a rockabilly hit with the song “Sugaree” in 1959.
  • Founded Jewel Records, a recording studio in Cincinnati. He died in 2014.

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