Banjo player Eddie Adcock made medical and musical history in August during the course of his treatment for a hand tremor at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Adcock underwent deep brain stimulation surgery to implant electrodes into his brain, and while the doctors worked to fine-tune the electrodes, Adcock, who was conscious throughout the surgery, played his banjo to monitor the state of his motor skills. A film of the procedure has become a 150,000-plus-hit sensation on YouTube. Best of luck to Eddie and his family during his continued treatment and recovery.
Bill Birchfield of Tennessee’s Roan Mountain Hilltoppers was hospitalized in December. We hear that he is doing better and wish him continued recovery.
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