Harless "Tootie" Williams, bass player for the Stone Mountain Boys
(and occasionally for Bill Monroe), passed away on June 27, 2018,
after several illnesses.
Walker, LA 1969
I met "The Tooter" (I knew him as "Tootie") in May 1969
along with the Stone Mountain Boys. I'd met Byron Berline
at Ft. Polk, LA, and went with him on a musical weekend trip
to Baton Rouge and Walker with the Stone Mountain Boys,
also meeting Luke Thompson and Allen Shelton.
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Stone Mtn Boys & Byron Berline
Baton Rouge Recording Studio
Up until the last few years I'd been in contact with Tootie
and heard some great stories.
He was the last surviving member of the Stone Mountain Boys.
For more on Tootie and the Stone Mountain Boys,
see Texas State University's
"The History of Early Bluegrass in Texas"
Capital City Sound Studios, Baton Rouge, May 1969
Mitchell Land, Tootie, Eddie Shelton, Lonnie Craft, Byron Berline
Stone Mountain Boys, Bean Blossom 1968
Mitch Land, Tootie, Lonnie Craft, Eddie Shelton
Photo by Doc Hamilton
Tootie, Alan Munde
Photo by Doc Hamilton
Stone Mountain Boys Concert at Ft. Polk
Photos by Doc Hamilton
July 2, 2018
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