Tom Gray (bluegrass musician)

Tom Gray
Tom Gray teaching at the DC Bass Strummit in McLean, VA.
Tom Gray teaching at the DC Bass Strummit in McLean, VA.
Background information
Born (1941-02-01) February 1, 1941 (age 83)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresBluegrass music
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentBass

Tom Gray (born February 1, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois) is a bluegrass musician widely considered one of the best bass players in the genre.[1] He is best known for his bass playing with The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. In 1996, as a member of The Country Gentlemen, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.[2]

  1. ^ Biography at The DC Bluegrass Union Retrieved September 1, 2021
  2. ^ International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine