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A song from "Goin' to Rocky Island" by Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass.Learn about instruments and compositional techniques. Also, explore various musical styles and meet musicians featured on Knowitall.
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A song from "Goin' to Rocky Island" by Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass.Audio
A song from "Goin' to Rocky Island" by Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass.Photo
In December of 1985, Bill Wells – a retired Navy man and musician raised in the coal-mining region of southwestern Virginia – opened Bill’s Pickin’ Parlor and Music Shop in West Columbia. He...