Boatwhistle

American bluegrass upright bass player and comedian in bluegrass bands. Born 25 May 1921 Craggy, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Died 29 Dec 1980 (aged 59) Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. Boatwhistle McIntyre came to Cincinnati from Baltimore with Earl Taylor and his Stoney Mountain Boys. He played bass and did comedy with Taylor’s bands for thirty-five years. He was with Earl when the Stoney Mountain Boys became the first bluegrass outfit to play Carnegie Hall in 1959. Wearing baggy pants, a sailor hat, and a big bow tie when he did his act, he was one of the last of the old-time bluegrass comedians. He recorded one single on Vetco, in 1969.