Bluegrass legend Wade Mainer practicing in case he wants to play a few tunes at his 102nd birthday party today
by Brenda Brissette Mata The Flint Journal
Saturday April 18, 2009, 8:00 AM
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Bluegrass pioneer Wade Mainer of Flint Township is celebrating his 102nd birthday today with friends and family at the Burton Senior Citizen Center.
Bruce Edwards Flint Journal filesWade Mainer celebrates his 102nd birthday with a party today.
Born April 21, 1907, in North Carolina, Mainer's 100th and 101st birthdays were large celebrations with hundreds of well-wishers treated to performances by the innovative banjo player and his wife of 71 years, Julia.
The couple have been practicing in case he feels up to playing for the 100 to 150 invited guests expected today.
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