Bus Boyk

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Norval Newton "Bus" Boyk (October 14, 1917 in Everett, Washington - April 26, 2010 in Redmond, Washington) was a noted American fiddler whose career extended from the 1930s to the '90s and who played in many bands during those eras. In the 1930s he was with the Cascade Hillbillies and the Rancho Serenaders. From 1953-1964 he played with the Sons of the Golden West. Later he toured and recorded with Ray Price. Other groups he played with during his long career were the Yeary Brothers, Roy Jackson and the Northwesterners, Ranch Dressing, Cal Shrum and his Rhythm Rangers, Everything's Jake, and the Fiddle Summit. He retired, more-or-less, in the 1980s but won 5th place in the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest in Weiser, ID in 1999.

He was entered into the Western Swing Society's Pioneers of Western Swing Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

A book/CD set is The Cowboy Fiddle of Bus Boyk, published by Hollis Taylor in 2003

External links

The Cowboy Fiddle of Bus Boyk (Book and CD) by Hollis Taylor. Anecdotes, historic photos, musical transcriptions and analysis, twin and triple fiddle arrangements, + CD. 2003
Last of the Cowboy Fiddlers "The Life and Music of Bus Boyk 1917-2010" by Hollis Taylor 2003
OregonLive June 26, 2010, The Oregonian, "Bus Boyk, the hall of fame fiddler, took fans along for musical rides"

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Name	Boyk, Bus
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	October 14, 1917
Place of birth
Date of death	April 26, 2010
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