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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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