Johnny Staats
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Johnny Staats is a virtuoso bluegrass mandolin, guitar and violin player, born and raised in West Virginia.His first cd was Wires & Wood. He has been featured on NBC's Today Show, in People Magazine, on the CBS Evening News and CNN. He won Charleston's Vandalia Gathering-Mandolin championships in 1996, 1997, and 1999. In 1997 he also won the guitar title and placed third in the fiddle competition.
He is an avid racoon hunter. His Johnny Staats Bluegrass Festival is a part of the Parkersburg (W.Va.) homecoming every year. He supports local instrument makers by playing ones made in the Parkersburg area. He lives in Jackson County, W.Va.
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