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The HillmenThe Hillmen The Hillmen American bluegrass band The Hillmen (a.k.a. the Golden State Boys) were a southern Californian bluegrass group.[1] Formed in 1962, the original line-up of the Golden State Boys consisted of Vern Gosdin on guitar and lead vocals, his brother Rex Gosdin on double bass, Hal Poindexter on guitar, and Don Parmley on banjo.[2][3] Poindexter left the group in late 1962, however, and was replaced by 17-year-old mandolin prodigy Chris Hillman.[3] Hillman, who had previously been a member of the high-profile San Diego bluegrass group the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, was invited to join the Golden State Boys by Parmley, after the pair met at a bluegrass evening at The Ice House folk club in Pasadena.[3][4] Upon his recruitment,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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