Recorded by Ken Landreth Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, IN June 19, 1969, Thursday Evening (Playback starts after partial download.) Narrated by Bill Monroe and Roger Sprung The 1969 Bean Blossom Banjo Contest was held in the Brown County Barn on Thursday Afternoon June 19, 1969 with all contestants playing one tune. Seven semi-finalists were chosen to play three tunes Thursday evening and three finalists were selected to play again before selecting a winner. Alan Munde - Norman OK Bluegrass Breakdown Sally Goodin' Salt Creek
Richard Smith - Sugar Grove, PA
Paul Wiley - Seattle, WA
Earl Sneed - Danville, VA
Larry Marschall - Williams Bay, WI
Louis Pope Joy - Indianapolis, IN
Butch Robins - Radford, VA
Finalists
Butch Robins
Louis Pope Joy
Alan Munde
Announcement of winner: Butch Robins Prize...RB100 Gibson Banjo |