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Buck Trent

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Name	Trent, Buck
Othernames	Charles Wilburn Trent
Role	Banjoist
Relationships	Roy Clark, Porter Wagoner, Bill Carlisle and Dolly Parton
Places of residence	South Carolina
Titles & honors	American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Sphere Of Activity	Born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Buck Trent was performing on local radio stations by age 11. He moved to Nashville in 1959 where he joined the Bill Carlisle Band and first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. Stints as a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and Porter Wagoner's Wagon Masters set the stage for his unforgettable performances with Roy Clark on Hee Haw from 1974 to 1982. The recipient of numerous awards from the Country Music Association and Music City News, Trent joined Roy Clark as part of the first country music act to tour the Soviet Union prior to taking up a long-standing residency as one of Branson, Missouri's premier entertainers. Johnny Baier, American Banjo Museum

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