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Udell McPeak
American Bluegrass Artist From Wytheville, Virginia. Born on June 12, 1935 and died on December 16, 2009. Played Guitar and sang lead. He was the oldest of [a2822659] , which was carried on for many years by brothers Larry, Mike and Dewey. Performed with the [a1625421] in the 1950s and also worked with the [a678680]. The first edition of the McPeak Brothers featured Udell, Larry and Dewey in 1963, with Mike coming on to take Udell’s spot when he went to work with Red Smiley. The band’s success on radio, television and recordings came after Udell left the group.