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50 years ago, an album was released that would sell more copies than any other album in bluegrass history - and hold on to that record for 25 years. The album was called Old & In The Way and its all-star cast of pickers included Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle, John Kahn on bass, and Peter Rowan on guitar. Peter and Rocky recently had a great conversation about his music career, and this episode of the Yolo County Breakdown features that interview. Peter talks about his early days sneaking into music clubs in Massachusetts, and Rocky follows the path of his musical journey through his time with Joe Val, Bill Monroe, Muleskinner, Townes Van Zandt, Wyatt Ellis, and much more. Peter is a gifted story teller, and this conversation is one you will not want to miss!

Coming up this evening on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, a fine selection of tunes from Gill Landry, Mayer Hawthorne, Nick Lowe, Theo Lawrence, and more. Listen up at 9 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org — streaming thereafter on your favorite podcast application. :-)