Walter Hensley
Musician · b. 1936
Walter Hensley was an American bluegrass banjo player, known as “the Banjo Baron of Baltimore.”
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- Co-founded Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys in 1957 in Baltimore.
- Played at the historic 1959 Carnegie Hall “Folksong '59” concert, the first bluegrass performance on that stage.
- Recorded the solo album “5-String Banjo Today” for Capitol Records.
- Later led the band Walter Hensley and the Dukes of Bluegrass.
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Earl Taylor and His Stoney Mountain BoysPlayed on recordings with Earl Taylor and His Stoney Mountain Boys
