John Starling | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Starling_of_The_Seldom_Scene.jpg) John Starling of The Seldom Scene | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Lewis Starling |
| Born | March 26, 1940 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 2019 (aged 79) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Otolaryngologist, bluegrass musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1971–2007 |
| Labels | Sugar Hill, Rebel Records |
John Lewis Starling (March 26, 1940 – May 2, 2019) was an American musician. He is an International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee bluegrass musician and composer, founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene, an otolaryngological physician for communities in Alabama, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, and an amateur architect designing the field house at Virginia Military Institute, the house his parents retired in and the floor plans for the building he practiced medicine in.