John Starling (musician)

John Starling
John Starling of The Seldom Scene
Background information
Born
John Lewis Starling

(1940-03-26)March 26, 1940
DiedMay 2, 2019(2019-05-02) (aged 79)
GenresBluegrass
OccupationsOtolaryngologist, bluegrass musician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1971–2007
LabelsSugar Hill, Rebel Records
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John Lewis Starling (March 26, 1940 – May 2, 2019) was an American musician. He is an International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee bluegrass musician and composer, founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene, an otolaryngological physician for communities in Alabama, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, and an amateur architectural designer designing the field house at Virginia Military Institute, the house his parents retired in and the floor plans for the building he practiced medicine in.