Īround this time, Clarence's flatpicking guitar style was becoming a much more prominent part of the group's music. The band's album was released by Briar International under the title The New Sound of Bluegrass America in early 1963. The Kentucky Colonels įollowing the recording sessions for the Country Boys' debut album, the band changed its name to the Kentucky Colonels in September 1962, at the suggestion of country guitarist and friend Joe Maphis. Between 19, the group released three singles on the Sundown, Republic and Briar International record labels. That same year, Clarence and other members of the Country Boys appeared on two episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. In 1961, the Country Boys also added Roger Bush on double bass, as a replacement for Eric White, Jr. In 1957, banjoist Billy Ray Latham and Dobro player LeRoy Mack were added to the line-up, with the band renaming themselves the Country Boys soon after. Although they initially started out playing contemporary country music, the group soon switched to a purely bluegrass repertoire, as a result of Roland's burgeoning interest in the genre. (who played mandolin and banjo respectively) in a trio called Three Little Country Boys. In 1954, when Clarence was ten, the White family relocated to Burbank, California and soon after, Clarence joined his brothers Roland and Eric Jr. At such a young age he was barely able to hold the instrument and as a result, he briefly switched to ukulele, awaiting a time when his young hands would be big enough to confidently grapple with the guitar.
A child prodigy, Clarence began playing guitar at the age of six. Clarence's father, Eric LeBlanc, Sr., played guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, ensuring that his offspring grew up surrounded by music. The LeBlanc family, who later changed their surname to White, were of French-Canadian ancestry and hailed from New Brunswick, Canada. 10.2 Tut Taylor, Roland and Clarence WhiteĬlarence Joseph LeBlanc was born on Jin Lewiston, Maine.
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