Dudley Connell
Dudley Connell (Born February 18, 1956) is an American bluegrass singer, guitarist, and audio archivist. Born in Scherr, West Virginia, and raised in Rockville, Maryland, he co-founded The Johnson Mountain Boys in 1975. Following the group's initial disbandment, he joined The Seldom Scene in 1995. He also performed with the bluegrass supergroup Longview. Beyond his performance career, he worked as a manager for Smithsonian Folkways and served as an audio archivist for the National Council for the Traditional Arts. He was named the International Bluegrass Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year in 2000 and was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of The Johnson Mountain Boys.