I became a country music fan back in the early '60's. There was a radio station in Hoboken, NJ that had a DJ on weeknights who didn't conform to the top 40 format, occasionally playing older records. One night he played "Daisy Dean" by Grandpa Jones. I had seen pictures of Grandpa and assumed he was more of a goof on country music. Hearing him, I realized he was the real thing, and began searching out his records. He became my hero, and the reason I now play clawhammer banjo. The same station also broadcast an hour of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights. That's where I first heard the Crook Brothers. I had been playing harmonica for a few years, but nothing great. I became obsessed with learning to play fiddle tunes on the harmonica after that.