Terry Baucom (October 6, 1952 – December 7, 2023) was an American bluegrass banjo player, fiddle player, vocalist and band leader. He was nicknamed "The Duke of Drive" for his propelling, driving banjo style. He led his band, The Dukes of Drive, and was a founding member of Boone Creek,
Doyle Lawson
Doyle Wayne Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducte ...
and Quicksilver, and
IIIrd Tyme Out.
Biography
Early years
Baucom began playing banjo at age 10, drawn to banjo because of
the Beverly Hillbillies
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television show. He started playing fiddle at age 14. His father played guitar, his grandfather played clawhammer banjo, and his great-grandfather played fiddle. Baucom played the banjo in his father Lloyd Baucom's group The Rocky River Boys.
Baucom played fiddle with Charlie Moore from 1970 until 1973.
Boone Creek
In 1976, Baucom was a founding member of Boone Creek at age 22 years with
Ricky Skaggs
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, Wes Golding,
Jerry Douglas
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and Steve Bryant.
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
After two years, Boone Creek disbanded, and Baucom became a founding member of
Doyle Lawson
Doyle Wayne Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducte ...
's original Quicksilver combo from 1979 until 1985.
From 2003 until 2007, Baucom re-joined Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver for a second stint.
The New Quicksilver and BlueRidge
In 1986, Baucom formed the short-lived band The New Quicksilver with Randy Graham (bass),
Alan Bibey (mandolin), and Jimmy Haley (guitar). In 1998, Baucom formed BlueRidge, which was a reunited New Quicksilver. In 2001, the ensemble recorded the album ''Baucom, Bibey, Graham & Haley'' on
Rebel Records
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.
IIIrd Tyme Out
Baucom was a founding member of IIIrd Tyme Out in 1991 with
Russell Moore (guitar), Mike Hargrove (fiddle), and Ray Deaton (bass).
Carolina and Other Opportunities
From 1993, Baucom until 1996, Baucom was a member of Carolina with
Lou Reid who started the band named Carolina. In 1996, Baucom stopped touring so he could freelance and teach music in the
Charlotte, North Carolina
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, area.
Baucom was a part-time member of the Mark Newton Band and the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band. In 2009, Baucom joined
Dale Ann Bradley
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's band, then the Mashville Brigade. He also occasionally performed with
Mountain Heart with
Tony Rice
David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the In ...
.
Dukes of Drive
Baucom's band, "Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive" consists of Joey Lemons (mandolin, vocals), Will Jones (guitar, vocals), and Joe Hannabach (bass). Their 2015 single "The Rock" was bluegrass radio's most-played song on the Bluegrass Today chart.
Solo albums
For his first solo album ''In a Groove'', Baucom put together a core band of Wyatt Rice (guitar), Barry Bales (bass), Adam Steffey (mandolin), and
Jason Carter (fiddle). Russell Moore,
John Cowan
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, and Ronnie Bowman make vocal appearances.
2013's ''Never Thought of Looking Back'' featured guest vocalists Buddy Melton,
Larry Cordle
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. Cordle is most famous for his song " Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the Country Music Asso ...
,
Sam Bush
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,
Marty Raybon
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, John Cowen, and
Tim Stafford. The instrumentalists include Bush (mandolin), Jerry Douglas (resonator guitar), Wyatt Rice (guitar),
Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey E. Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he w ...
(fiddle), and Steve Bryant (bass).
Deering Terry Baucom Model Banjo
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Terry Baucom banjo has a red walnut frame and bronze 20-hole tone ring with an 11/16″ bridge and slightly wider string spacing.
Personal life and death
Terry's wife Cindy Baucom hosts a syndicated radio show ''Knee Deep in Bluegrass.''
She was named Broadcaster of the Year by the IBMA in 2005 and 2017 and was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
Baucom died from complications of
Lewy body dementia
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Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). Both are characterized by changes in thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. The ...
on December 7, 2023, at the age of 71.
Awards
In 2001, Baucom won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Recording of the Year award. He also won the 2013 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year award for "What'll I Do."
Discography
Solo albums
* 2010: ''In a Groove'' (John Boy & Billy, Inc.)
* 2013: ''Never Thought Of Looking Back'' (John Boy & Billy, Inc.)
With Charlie Moore and the Dixie Partners
* 1975: ''The Fiddler'' (Old Homestead)
* 1983: ''Country Music Memories Volume 1'' (Old Homestead)
With Boone Creek
* 1977: ''Boone Creek'' (
Rounder)
* 1978: ''One Way Track'' (Sugar Hill)
With
Doyle Lawson
Doyle Wayne Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducte ...
and Quicksilver
* 1979: ''Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver'' (Sugar Hill)
* 1981: ''Rock My Soul'' (Sugar Hill)
* 1982: ''Quicksilver Rides Again'' (Sugar Hill)
* 1983: ''Heavenly Treasures'' (Sugar Hill)
* 1985: ''Once & for Always'' (Sugar Hill)
* 2004: ''A School of Bluegrass'' (Crossroads)
* 2005: ''You Gotta Dig a Little Deeper'' (Rounder)
* 2006: ''He Lives in Me'' (
Horizon
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)
* 2007: ''More Behind the Picture Than the Wall'' (Rounder)
With The New Quicksilver
* 1986: ''Ready for the Times'' (Cross Current)
With IIIrd Tyme Out
* 1991: ''IIIrd Tyme Out'' (
Rebel
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)
* 1992: ''Puttin' New Roots Down'' (Rebel)
With Lou Reid
* 1991: ''When It Rains'' (Sugar Hill)
* 1993: ''Carolina Blue'' (
Webco)
* 1994: ''Carolina Moon'' (Rebel) as Terry Baucom, Lou Reid, and Carolina
With Blueridge
* 1999: ''Common Ground'' (Sugar Hill)
As Baucom, Bibey and BlueRidge
* 2002: ''Come Along With Me'' (Sugar Hill)
With Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive
* 2016: ''Around the Corner'' (John Boy & Billy, Inc.)
* 2017: ''4th and Goal'' (John Boy & Billy, Inc.)
Also appears on
* 1974: L. W. Lambert and the Blue River Boys - ''Natural Grass'' (United Music World)
* 1975:
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...
- ''That's It'' (Rebel)
* 1977: Dan & Jenny Brock - ''High Flying'' (Lemco Studio)
* 1979:
Jerry Douglas
Gerald Calvin Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music, and certainly the most celebrated and prol ...
- ''
Fluxology'' (Rounder)
* 1987: Jerry Douglas - ''
Everything Is Gonna Work Out Fine'' (Rounder)
* 1998: Ronnie Bowman - ''The Man I'm Tryin' to Be'' (Sugar Hill)
* 2000:
Alan Bibey - ''In the Blue Room'' (Sugar Hill)
* 2000:
Herschel Sizemore - ''My Style'' (Hay Holler)
* 2001
Candlewyck – ''Firemen'' (Votive Records)
* 2009: Grasstowne - ''The Other Side of Towne'' (
Pinecastle)
* 2009:
Jim Lauderdale
James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, ...
- ''Could We Get Any Closer?'' (Sky Crunch)
* 2009: Brad Wood - ''For a Reason'' (Cotton Top)
Music Instruction
* ''Terry Baucom: The Duke of Drive'' VHS (AcuTab)
* 1995: ''AcuTab Transcriptions Vol. 1'' book (AcuTab)
* 2007: ''Driving with the Duke: Banjo Techniques of Terry Baucom'' DVD (John Boy & Billy, Inc.)
References
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1952 births
2023 deaths
American country banjoists
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Bluegrass musicians from North Carolina
Country musicians from North Carolina
Deaths from Lewy body dementia
People from Monroe, North Carolina
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Deaths from dementia in North Carolina
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