Vernon Derrick
Vernon Derrick (November 7, 1933 – January 4, 2008) was an American musician and entertainer. Derrick may best be remembered as a fiddle and mandolin player of Hank Williams Jr.'s Bama Band in the 1980s.
Personal life
Derrick was born in Grant, Alabama, in 1933 and was a resident of Arab, Alabama, since 1941. Derrick began his professional career in music as a teenager, playing a short stint with Flatt and Scruggs, and then enlisted in the United States Army. After a long career, Derrick died from heart and kidney failure at Marshall Medical Center North, Marshall County, Alabama[1] on January 4, 2008, and was interred at Mount Oak Cemetery, near Arab, Alabama.
Musical career
Derrick recorded and toured with the
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References
- ^ Lawless, John (2008-01-05). "Vernon Derrick RIP". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ "Special Feature Archive". www.arab-today.com. Archived from the original on 2005-12-26.
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