Blake plays banjo for Williams & Clark Expedition and has over 34 years of professional bluegrass experience. He toured with Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shiloh fresh out of high school and soon moved into the role of banjo player for Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass until Lester’s death in 1979. Blake then worked with the Bill Monroe, for 10 years, making him Monroe’s longest tenured banjo player. Audiences love his emcee work and he’s recognized as an outstanding country comedian. An accomplished songwriter, Blake’s songs have been recorded by Rhonda Vincent and Lester Flatt. He wrote much of the material on Williams & Clarke Expedition’s latest CD, A Brand New Set of Blues. Look for Blake on the cover the May 2008 Banjo Newsletter.

Blake plays banjo for Williams & Clark Expedition and has over 34 years of professional bluegrass experience. He toured with Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shiloh fresh out of high school and soon moved into the role of banjo player for Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass until Lester’s death in 1979. Blake then worked with the Bill Monroe, for 10 years, making him Monroe’s longest tenured banjo player. Audiences love his emcee work and he’s recognized as an outstanding country comedian. An accomplished songwriter, Blake’s songs have been recorded by Rhonda Vincent and Lester Flatt. He wrote much of the material on Williams & Clarke Expedition’s latest CD, A Brand New Set of Blues. Look for Blake on the cover the May 2008 Banjo Newsletter.