Mandoliniste et compositeur US, né le 17 Décembre 1935 à Grundy (Virginie), décédé le 3 Mai 2000 à Gray (Tennessee). Bill Napier à débuter avec les Stanley Brothers à la fin des années 50, jouant de la mandoline et assurant des numéros comiques sous le nom de « Dad » Napier. En 1960, En 1960, il s'est associé à Charlie Moore, jouant aussi bien de la guitare solo que du banjo, dans le duo Moore et Napier. Après la séparation du duo, Napier s'est installé dans le Michigan, où il a effectué des enregistrements de manière sporadique.

American mandolinist and composer, born on December 17, 1935, in Grundy, Virginia, and died on May 3, 2000, in Gray, Tennessee. Bill Napier began his career with the Stanley Brothers in the late 1950s, playing the mandolin and performing comedy routines under the name "Dad" Napier. In 1960, he teamed up with Charlie Moore in the duo Moore et Napier, playing both lead guitar and banjo. After the duo split up, Napier settled in Michigan, where he made sporadic recordings.

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Talents : Mandolin, Guirar, Vocals

Style musical : Rockabilly

Devils Furnace (1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHd-FOu8Gd4&list=RDVHd-FOu8Gd4&start_radio=1

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Single

1969 SP Guy 1003 (US)

Bill Napier with Lloyd Dunn - Devils Furnace / Foxfire

Albums

1978 LP 12" Old Homestead OHCS 121 (US)
Collectors Edition - Charlie Moore With Bill Napier & The Dixie Partners (WITH AL ELLIOTT - If That's The Way You Feel / Heaven Seemed So Near / Hearts Bouquet / Just The Thought Of Losing You / Today I'm Broken Hearted / Open Pit Mine / Friends In Baltimore / My Christmas Dream / Katy Hill / Handsome Molly / Nashville Skyline Rag / The Old Chain Gang
1983 LP 12" Old Homestead OHS 90170  (US)
Charlie Moore With Bill Napier & The Dixie Partners (WITH AL ELLIOTT - If That's The Way You Feel / Heaven Seemed So Near / Hearts Bouquet / Just The Thought Of Losing You / Today I'm Broken Hearted / Open Pit Mine / Friends In Baltimore / My Christmas Dream / Katy Hill / Handsome Molly / Nashville Skyline Rag / The Old Chain Gang
1984 LP 12" Old Homestead OHS 80059 (US) Hillbilly Fever - Bill Napier & His Mountain Music Clan - Don't Pull That Stuff On Me / I Long To See The Old Folks / Going Back To Old Kentucky / Alligator Man / Lonesome Wind Blues / Praise God I'm Ready To Go / Hillbilly Fever / The Great Divide / Silver Lined Bar / Roaring Creek / Twilite Swamp / Shout And Sing

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