Vernon McIntyre
Best known for
Bass
Vernon McIntyre is an Ohio-based banjoist, bandleader, and music-store proprietor whose teenage start with Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys in 1960 launched a more-than-six-decade Cincinnati bluegrass career — current owner of Famous Old Time Music Company and bandleader of Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass.
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- Began professional career at age 15 with Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys; has played professionally since 1960.
- Played banjo with mandolin innovator Frank Wakefield and the Greenbrier Boys as a teenager before relocating to Cincinnati.
- Has performed with Walt Hensley, Jimmy Martin, Jim McCall, James Monroe, Mac Wiseman, and Scott Stoneman.
- Founding member of the Bluegrass Pardners of Wheeling Jamboree fame.
- 1970s staff musician at Cincinnati's Jewel Recording Studio, contributing banjo and rhythm guitar to sessions for Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Skinner, Charlie Moore, Lonnie Mack, and Hylo Brown.
- Leads Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, a Cincinnati-area bluegrass band; transitioned in the late 1970s from banjo to lead vocals/emcee/rhythm guitar role.
- Appalachian Grass won the 1998 CAMMY award for Best Bluegrass Band in the Cincinnati Tri-State area.
- Has owned Famous Old Time Music Company in Hamilton, Ohio (originally a Cincinnati bluegrass specialty shop established 1972) since 1981.
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Earl Taylor and His Stoney Mountain BoysPlayed on recordings with Earl Taylor and His Stoney Mountain Boys
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The Stanley BrothersPlayed on recordings with The Stanley Brothers
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Earl Taylor and His Bluegrass MountaineersPlayed on recording with Earl Taylor and His Bluegrass Mountaineers
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Wendy Miller and Mike LillyPlayed on recording with Wendy Miller and Mike Lilly
