Gordon Terry

Gordon Terry (October 7, 1931 – April 9, 2006) was an American bluegrass and country music fiddler and guitarist.

[1] Terry was born in Decatur, Alabama and learned to play the fiddle at an early age.

He attended fiddlers' conventions, and won first prize at the Alabama Fiddling Championship in 1946.

In 1950, he joined the Grand Ole Opry and within a year, he performed and recorded with Bill Monroe.

[1] He was posthumously inducted into The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2006.