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Billy Strings

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Billy Strings (born William Lee Apostol, October 3, 1992) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. His album Home won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2021. Early life Billy Strings was born William Lee Apostol on October 3, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan. His father died of a heroin overdose when he was two and his mother remarried Terry Barber, an accomplished amateur bluegrass musician whom Strings regards as his father. The family later moved to Morehead, Kentucky, and then to Muir, Michigan. While he was still a preteen, his parents became addicted to methamphetamine. He left the family home at the age of 13 and went through a period of hard drug usage. His family eventually achieved sobriety; Billy stopped using hard drugs and drinking alcohol, becoming "California sober" and consuming only cannabis and similar "light drugs" (ie psychedelics). Barber was a heavy influence on his stepson, introducing him to traditional bluegrass artists at a young age,[1] including Doc Watson, Del McCoury, David Grisman,[4] Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Earl Scruggs and Larry Sparks. Strings is also a rock and metal fan, influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Widespread Panic, Phish, Grateful Dead, Def Leppard, Between the Buried and Me and Black Sabbath, and played in hard rock and indie rock bands in his teens. Apostol got his stage name, Billy Strings, from his aunt, who saw his ability on multiple traditional bluegrass instruments.
  1. Margo Price - Too Stoned To Cry (feat. Billy Strings)
    3:40
  2. Billy Strings - Highway Prayers (Official Lyric Animated Movie Album)
    1:15:37
  3. Billy Strings - Dust In A Baggie - Live at the Opry
    3:03
  4. Billy Strings - Meet Me At The Creek ~ Live @ Music City Roots
    9:16
  5. Billy Strings - Renewal Album
    1:10:49
  6. Billy Strings - At Red Rocks Amphitheater (Live)
    58:27
  7. Billy Strings - Lollapalooza Performance 2022 - Official Video
    1:00:57