KENTUCKY COLONELS, THE

KENTUCKY COLONELS, THE (c. 1962–1967: Clarence White [gtr, voc]; Roland White [mdln, voc]; Billy Ray Latham [bnj, voc]; Roger Bush [b]) Thanks to the later success of superpicker Clarence White , The Kentucky Colonels have become one of the most revered of all the 1960s progressive/FOLK-REVIVAL BLUEGRASS bands, although they performed together for only a few years. White single-handedly transformed the role of the bluegrass guitarist from accompanist (who occasionally played a bass run) to a…