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Name: Les Sears
City: Rich Creek
Region: Virginia
Country: USA
Email: les@worldwidebluegrass.com
Website: www.keepintimeband.com/
Show: Bluegrass Time
Sunday 6pm-8pm EDT
Description:
Les has been a fan of Bluegrass nearly all of his life. He was named
after the legendary Lester Flatt, who with his partner Earl Scruggs, had
the # 1 group that year. Les was born in Southern Ohio and lived in
western NY during his formative years. He grew up on Bluegrass as his
dad, Ken Sears, was a champion fiddle player, a great musician and really
encouraged Les on guitar. Les backed musicians in contests for many
years. He moved to southwest Virginia in 1972. Wow! Nothing could have
been better than moving to an area where the Carter's, Stanley's, Jim &
Jesse and many other great Bluegrass musicians hailed from. Duties such
as Secretary of his Masonic Lodge, involvement with the Retired Postmaster
Organization, President of the Amateur Radio Club (Extra Class Call K4HYE)
and volunteer work, throughout the county, helps fill his schedule. Les is
also a Sales Manager for a 5000 watt 24 hr. Bluegrass Station AM 990-WNRV
in Narrows, VA. He is also the Distribution Manager for a local bi-
monthly magazine. Les says "As a musician, playing guitar, bass,
accordion, and piano, have helped me form a Bluegrass band called
Keepintime". Les is married to Gladys and they have 7 children, 16
grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. While Gladys enjoys music, she
does not like secular music, but enjoys the gospel genre. Their youngest
son, Lester Ray, now lives in Nashville and plays guitar and tours with
the Michelle Cupit Band. Les says it has been great joy to listen to
World Wide Bluegrass since right after the station's inception and he
often pondered doing a program. Many of the DJ's had encouraged him to do
so, including his good friend Gracie Muldoon, the Station's General
Manager. So, at last, he submitted to the DJ encouragement. As the name
World Wide Bluegrass implies, a heaping helping of Bluegrass music will be
offered from his end, as he too learns more about this wonderful medium
and the great heritage of "our Bluegrass music". As WWB Station Manager,
he thoroughly enjoys working with all the DJ's and he also enjoys
Bluegrass Trivia and often share bits of Bluegrass history, as it has
evolved through the years. Les says, "Endeavoring to "Keep it Blue" is my
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