Charles Edward "Rusty" York was an American musician and singer, and member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
11 Facts About Rusty York
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Rusty York is probably best known for his rockabilly song "Sugaree".
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Rusty York's father worked in coal mines, while having trouble holding a job.
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Rusty York's father bought him a guitar and taught him the only chord he knew; young York was mainly self-taught.
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In 1952, Rusty York's family moved to the Over-the-Rhine area of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Rusty York later became an office boy in a stockbroker firm.
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Rusty York began playing in local clubs with Wilson Spivey during the evenings.
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Rusty York obtained a five-string banjo and began to learn the Scruggs style.
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Rusty York then started a bluegrass duo with Willard Hale, playing locally with Jimmie Skinner and Hylo Brown.
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Rusty York then teamed up with Midwestern Hayride's vocalist Bonnie Lou in a rockabilly project.
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Rusty York died on January 26,2014, in Redington Shores, Florida, after a long bout with degenerative brain disease.