Died On This Date (August 11, 2010) John Wynn / Banjo Maker & Picker
themusicsover John Wynn
DOB Unknown – August 11, 2010
John Wynn was a beloved banjo and mandolin picker who also could make the instruments. After first learning to play the banjo after meeting his future wife back in the ’50s, Wynn began playing in a band called the Stump Jumpers. A cabinet maker by trade, Wynn made his first mandolin during the early ’70s, mainly due to the economics of raising five children at the time. That soon turned into a successful business for Wynn. He was recently inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Hall of Fame as a Pioneer of Bluegrass. John Wynn was 72 when he passed away on August 11, 2010.