It is with extreme sadness I'm posting the death of Russ Myers. Russ
Myers was a cornerstone in our little bones community. He learned to
play from his father, and developed an amazingly melodic style of
bones playing, changing pitch in a way no one else could. He was a
founding member of the Rhythm Bones Society, and a board member for
several years until ill health forced him to retire. He cared deeply
about our art,and was eloquent in his description of it. He was truly
a walking encyclopedia not only on bones playing matters but on a
variety of subjects. In 1976 he was invited by the Library of congress
to document the bones as one of the last remaining bones players,
along with Percy Danforth. For me I will not only miss his bones
playing prowess, which was great, but that most amazing sense of
humor, and humble, gracious style of his, and perhaps most of all, his
voice. He was able to attend last years bones fest, although confined
to a wheel chair, and for that I am most grateful. For further
information and to contact his wife Wilma directly, please email me
off list.
Steve Brown