Buck Trent
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Charles Wilburn "Buck" Trent (born February 17, 1938) is an American country music instrumentalist. He invented the electric Banjo and also plays the 5-string Banjo, Dobro, Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Electric Bass and Guitar. Born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Buck started performing on WORD Radio at the age of 12. He travelled to California and Texas, finally arriving in Nashville in 1959 where he joined the Bill Carlisle Show and first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. He was a member of Porter Wagoner's, Wagon Masters from 1962 to 1973 and also appeared on the Roy Clark Show and Hee Haw.
He currently appears regularly in Branson, Missouri, performing a breakfast show at the Grand Country Music Hall.
