Béla Fleck - born in New York City, New York on July 10, 1958 - is arguably the
most famous and accomplished banjo player in the world. Béla Fleck was attracted
to the banjo when he heard the title song of the 1960s TV show The Beverly
Hillbillies played by Earl Scruggs. He learned to play in his teens and took
lessons before moving to Boston where he made two albums with the Tasty Licks
group. His first solo recording, Crossing the Tracks, came out in 1979 and he
spent time with a group called Spectrum and the New Grass Revival, with whom he
remained throughout the 1980s. He rel...