[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF BYRON BERLINE

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                             HON. RON ESTES

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 2021

  Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, Byron Berline, a genius of bluegrass music, 
passed away on July 10, 2021, after a lifetime of sharing his amazing 
talent on the fiddle and mandolin with millions of people worldwide.
  Byron was born on July 6, 1944 in the small town of Caldwell in the 
4th District of Kansas where he began to play the fiddle at age five.
  After serving his country in the U.S. Army, Byron quickly rose to 
musical fame, winning three national fiddle competitions and becoming a 
much sought-after recording artist, studio musician, member of the 
National Fiddler Hall of Fame, and frequent festival favorite. Berline 
performed with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, John Denver, 
Willie Nelson, Elton John, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Monroe, and 
many other notable and international musicians. His talent was also 
featured on TV and movie soundtracks including Back to the Future Part 
II and Star Trek, to name a few.
  Byron Berline's biggest fans were the thousands of people who attend 
the annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, where Byron was 
a favorite performer on stage and in the campgrounds. He leaves a 
legacy of five decades of live and recorded music and joyful memories 
for all those who were blessed to enjoy his gift of fiddling.

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