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Ronnie and Rob McCoury, on mandolin and banjo respectively, got their start as teenagers playing with their father, bluegrass legend Del McCoury, with his band in the eighties. Originally the band played under the name Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals, but that name was dropped in 1988 in favor of the simpler moniker Del McCoury Band. The lineup ...
"The Wheels on the Bus" is an American folk song written by Verna Hills (1898–1990). The earliest known publishing of the lyrics is the December 1937 issue of American Childhood, [1] originally called "The Bus", with the lyrics being "The wheels of the bus", with each verse ending in lines relevant to what the verse spoke of, as opposed to the current standard "all through the town" (or "all ...
Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band , he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury , who play mandolin and banjo respectively.
Ronnie McCoury was born in York County, Pennsylvania [5] on March 16, 1967. He was exposed to bluegrass from a young age, as his father had his own band, Del McCoury &The Dixie Pals. Ronnie lists his musical influences as Bill Monroe , David Grisman , Sam Bush , Jerry Douglas , Alan O'Bryant, and The Osborne Brothers .
Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo, respectively. [1]
The Company We Keep is an album by the Del McCoury Band, released through McCoury Music on July 12, 2005. [1] In 2006, the album won the band the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album . Track listing
Rob McCoury was born in York County, Pennsylvania on April 30, 1971. He was exposed to bluegrass from a young age, through his father's band, Del McCoury & The Dixie Pals. At the age of 8 he started playing the banjo after seeing The Osborne Brothers play at Sunest Park in West Grove, PA. In 1986 at the age of 15 he played bass with his Dad's ...
(The) Wheels on the Bus may refer to: "The Wheels on the Bus", a children's song; The Wheels on the Bus (video series), educational series for children "Wheels on the Bus", a 2019 song by Melanie Martinez from her album K-12; Wheels On the Bus, a 1991 moving-parts children's picture book by Paul O. Zelinsky