Ray Goins
American musician
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| Intro | American musician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Musician Banjoist | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 3 January 1936 | |
| Death | 2 July 2007 (aged 71 years) |
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Ray Goins (January 3, 1936 – July 2, 2007) was an American bluegrass banjoist.
Born in Bramwell, West Virginia, he was – during a 50-year career – member of the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, before finally forming the Goins Brothers with his older brother, Melvin.
Ray Goins had a heart attack in 1994 and semi retired from playing professionally in 1997. He still played shows occasionally with Melvin & Windy Mountain after he semi retired