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Billy was a world renowned musician playing professionally from age 14 with the country's finest Bluegrass bands. He inspired untold numbers of musicians young and old to reach their fullest potential while holding true to the purest form of the traditions of Bluegrass music.
Constable grew up playing music as a part of the Wiseman family from western North Carolina. He began his professional career playing guitar with his mother's husband, the accomplished bluegrass musician Charlie Moore. As a teenager, he found work touring with Doug Dillard. He later moved to California to play with family band the Constables.
Constable has remained a key player in the Appalachian and bluegrass music scenes for several decades. He played an active role in the music scene around many parts of Appalachia.
Constable developed a seizure disorder in 2011, found to be the result of a brain tumor which was surgically removed. His cancer later progressed, and he died peacefully on August 22, 2015.
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