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'''Don Parmley''' (19 October 1933 – 30 June 2016) was a bluegrass musician known best for his work with the Bluegrass Cardinals, a group he formed in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/don-parmley-remembered/ |title=Don Parmley remembered |date=2016-09-15 |website=Bluegrass Today |language=en-US |access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> Prior to Bluegrass Cardinals, Parmley was a member of The Hillmen.
==Early life and education==
Parmley was born in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1933, moving to Southern California a few years later.<ref name=GrassrootsMontell>{{cite book|last1=Montell|first1=William Lynwood|title=Grassroots Music in the Upper Cumberland|date=2006|publisher=University of Tennessee Press|isbn=9781572335455|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f5VAkellA4cC&dq=%22Don+Parmley%22&pg=PA146|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
Parmley began his career as a member of The Hillmen, playing alongside members Vern Gosdin and Chris Hillman.<ref name="AllmusicguideAMG">{{cite book | last =Bogdanov| first =Vladimir| title =All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music | publisher =Backbeat Books | date =2003| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=LdxCPLZAExsC&dq=%22Chris+Hillman%22+%2B+%22Don+Parmley%22&pg=PA348 | isbn =9780879307608}}</ref> Parmley was working as a musician for the television show The Beverly Hillbillies and is credited with all banjo work on the show with the exception of the intro theme song.<ref name=GrassrootsMontell/> Chris Hillman had moved on from The Hillmen, finding success with the group The Byrds.<ref name="Rockcellarmag">{{cite news | last =Sharp | first =Ken | title =Full Flight: A Chat with Chris Hillman of the Byrds | newspaper =Rock Cellar Magazine | date =5 September 2014 | url =http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/09/05/full-flight-interview-chris-hillman-byrds-flying-burrito-brothers/#sthash.ARF8OV0M.dpbs | access-date =20 August 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150926055117/http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/09/05/full-flight-interview-chris-hillman-byrds-flying-burrito-brothers/#sthash.ARF8OV0M.dpbs | archive-date =26 September 2015 | url-status =dead }}</ref> Parmley then moved on to form the Bluegrass Cardinals along with Randy Graham and Parmley's 15-year-old son David Parmley.<ref>{{cite book | title =Old Time Music| publisher =Indiana University | date =1980| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=qfHZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Randy+Graham%22+%2B+%22Don+Parmley%22 }}</ref>
Parmley retired from the Bluegrass Cardinals in 1997 with his son David moving on to form the band Continental Divide. Parmley occasionally sang in concerts with the Continental Divide. He died on July 30, 2016, at age 83.<ref name=GrassrootsMontell/>
==Discography== ''For discography as part of a group, see The Hillmen and Bluegrass Cardinals.''
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Details |- ! scope="row"| ''5 String Banjo with 12 String Guitar'' | * Released: 1997 * Label: GNP/Crescendo * Format: Album |- |}
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