Guy Stevenson

Bluegrass bass player. Born December 16, 1929, in Vulcan, Missouri. Died January 4, 2019, in Farmington, Missouri. For three consecutive years – 1975, 1976 and 1977 – Stevenson was named the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) Bass Player of the Year. In the 1990s Stevenson was recognized by Kentucky State Governor Paul E. Patton for his talents and love of bluegrass music, and was named an Honorary Kentucky Colonel. As well as being an accomplished bass player, guitarist and singer, Stevenson was also a songwriter. With DeWayne Mize, Stevenson wrote the lyrics to Southern Flavor, recorded by Becky Buller and named by the IBMA as Recorded Event of the Year in 2015. Stevenson and Buller were the composers of the song You Gotta Climb Over the Cross, recorded by Kristin Scott Benson. Stevenson's signature song – his own composition – was Wore Out. In 2017, Stevenson was recognized by the Missouri Bluegrass Preservation Association as a Pioneer of Missouri bluegrass music.