Roy O. "Speedy" Tolliver

Roy Odell “Speedy” Tolliver was a popular and beloved banjo and fiddle player in the greater Washington, D.C. area. He passed away on September 18, 2017 at the age of 99. He was born in southwestern Virginia. He played fiddle with The Lee Highway Boys, and found himself performing with Hoss Clark. One of his chief claims to fame is having been the banjo instructor for a young Roy Clark, Hoss’ son, who went on to be one of the most visible bluegrass banjo players in the world through his association with the "Hee-Haw" television program. He continued to play well into his nineties and released a fiddle album, "Now and Then," in 2005.