Don Mulkey

American bluegrass bassist. Born July 7, 1930 in Arlington, Virginia. Died August 19, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. Mulkey played with the duo, Benny & Vallie Cain; banjo player Johnnie Whisnant; fiddler Jimmie Delozier; Buzz Busby; and others around Georgetown, Washington DC; Maryland; and urban northern Virginia for many years, chiefly during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.