Billy Smith’s 50th Birthday Party
Our good friend and fellow laborer in this business of blogging, Sharon Smith, has posted some photos and comments from Billy Smith’s 50th birthday party held at the Station Inn on Sunday. Her post includes photos of husband Terry Smith, Del, Ronnie, and Rob McCoury, Earl Scruggs, Ronnie Bowman, and more.
Billy is a great songwriter and the birthday bash looks like it was a lot of fun, sorry I missed it. Happy birthday Billy!
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