Rual Holt Yarbrough (January 13, 1930 – September 21, 2010) was an American five-string banjo player who worked with some of the most famous bluegrass musicians.
The group disbanded in 1966 and Yarbrough found work with Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys.
Yarbrough also opened Rual's Music Service in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he became well known for his ability to repair and build stringed instruments.
He also performed as session player in Nashville, and was featured on records by the likes of Hank Williams Jr, Mac Davis, and The Pointer Sisters.
[4] Rual Yarbrough died from complications from pulmonary fibrosis in Florence, Alabama, on September 21, 2010.