VINCE COMBS plays mandolin, old time clawhammer banjo, sings lead, and has one of the most powerful high tenor voices in bluegrass music. He worked and recorded with the legendary Hylo Brown in Nashville, Tennessee before he formed his own group, Vince Combs and the Shadetree Bluegrass Boys.Vince was born and lived his early years in Hindman, Kentucky. His love of the old traditional bluegrass music goes back to his early childhood days when he would turn on the radio and listen to Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the Stanley Brothers.At the age of sixteen, Vince got his first mandolin and started to develop his own music ability. His brother Elwood "Woody" Combs then started to play the fiddle. They worked together in their high school years doing square dances, box suppers, and anything that was available. After graduating from high school, they both left for college and went their separate ways.After his college years, Vince moved to Dayton, Ohio and into the work force. His music was put on hold for awhile until he met the legendary Hylo Brown. They recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and worked together for a few years.Later, Vince started working with Darrell Bush and Shadetree Express band. They recorded an album and worked together for awhile. Because of their main work situation, they had to part. Vince wanted to keep the music going, so he brought his own group together, now known as Vince Combs and the Shadetree Bluegrass Boys.It doesn't escape notice of many people that Vince bears a striking resemblance to Bill Monroe, but this is a coincidence and his style is uniquely his own. He's never been able to sing any other way, while acknowledging he has a great admiration for Bill Monroe. He does a lot of his songs, but that happens to be the kind of music he likes.Vince has logged thousands of miles across the country performing bluegrass music, working radio stations, and cable television. In November of 2002, he was featured in an article of Acoustica Magazine. He was also featured in an article in Bluegrass Unlimited because on October 10, 2001, Highway 550 in Hindman, Kentucky was dedicated to him as the Vince Combs Highway. His section of Highway 550 streches from Hindman to the Floyd County line, going past the old Vince Combs family home.As Dr. Gene Watts, a Hindman physician, puts it, "Bill Monroe is gone, but we still have his voice in Vince Combs.
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