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Bones Kaelin

Bones was a stalwart in the Bowling Green music community who ran multiple clubs and toured with many bands. His father was a professional trumpet player in the 1940s, and his mom played the piano. Bones was drawn to music after seeing Charlie McCoy and the Escorts at the county fair. At age 14, Bones

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Byron House

A native of Alvaton, Byron showed musical talent at an early age. His father worked at Royal Music, and Byron would hang out there on Saturday mornings looking at sheet music and playing instruments. He bought his first instrument, a banjo, at 12 years old, and this remained his main instrument until he turned 18.

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Jeff Smith (Smitty)

Jeff, nicknamed “Smitty,” has been a presence in the Bowling Green music community since he came to town in 1973 to study Electronics. Growing up in Vienna, Austria, Smitty took piano lessons and witnessed the emergence of artists like Led Zeppelin, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix.Once in Bowling Green, Smitty played with groups that focused on

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