J. Max McKee                      

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J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band are known for hard driving picking with a very high energy show. J. Max McKee is the leader and focal point of the band. Although, Max plays a variety of instruments he is best known for his banjo work. Accompanying Max are addtional original members of the group. Teena McKee on guitar and vocals, and Doris Mckee on bass and vocals.

The group has performed from Washington to Branson to Florida, and most points in between. Major festivals include Christopher Run Virginia, and Waldo Florida.

Max entertains the audience with a wide variety of styles which include arrangements by all the greats like Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Don Reno and Raymond Fairchild. However, Max is not a imitator, rather an innovator, who's energy and mastering of the banjo is reflected by his own style. One of Maxs' interests is the composition of original material focusing around the banjo. Max credits his early influences to Don Reno, Hubert Davis, and Earl Scruggs. Max has been recognized with a feature article in Bluegrass Unlimited, and other Bluegrass Music related Publications.

The McKee family has produced numerous cassette tapes and videos of their band. In addition, the band has corraborated on recording projects with Randall Hylton, Curley Seckler, and Raymond Falrchild.

The J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band can be best described as traditional, high energy Bluegrass pickers who have their heart in their music and their fans. They work hard to please all audiences. If you like home, mother and apple pie, you'll like the Mckees!

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• Cecil And The Cement Truck
• Hugging The Five
• featuring Mockingbird Banjo
• with Special Guest Dr. Dobro (Larry Kline), If That Ain't Bluegrass
• with Curley Seckler & Randall Hylton, featuring Orange Blossom Banjo
• Bluegrass Gospel Favorites
• The Bluegrass Outlaw
• with Raymond Fairchild, featuring Here's To The Five String Banjo
• featuring Teena's Tune
• featuring The Unexpected Breakdown

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Cecil And The Cement Truck CD

Pick & Sing Wildwood Flower Boggie Woggie On The Old Five String Cecil And The Cement Truck My Dueling Banjo's Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Now And Then Cotton Fields Nashville Blues Slippers With Wings Rocky Top The Mayor's Wife And Deputy Joe

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Hugging The Five Cassette

SIDE ONE I'm an Entertainer Crosshanded Ruben Georgous Jimmy's Run Name A Spot In Heaven Northe Caroline Wipeout SIDE TWO Me and Bobby McGee Sugar Creek Hugging The Five Shopping Sadie Red Lady Blues The Finger Song

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band featuring Mockingbird (banjo) Cassette

SIDE ONE Mockingbird Amanda Whistle's Knob Ladies Choice The Train Left Town Renegade SIDE TWO Yellowjacket Slap Don't Claim To Be An Angel Lee's Last March Bell's Of Glory Sign Of Love South Mountain Breakdown

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE IF THAT AIN'T BLUEGRASS GOD GAVE YOU TO ME OUTLAW BOOGIE JUST ONE TEARDROP HERE`S TO THE FIVE STRING SIDE TWO CATFISH JOHN WAIT A LITTLE LONGER MAGGIE BLUES WHEN STOP DREAMING BLUE NIGHT SNAKE BITE STONE WALLS

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE ORANGE BLOSSOM BANJO SHELBY BANJO MAN SALTY DOG BLUES ONLY WAY HOME HOT CORN COLD CORN STEAMBOAT WHISTLE BLUES SIDE TWO ROUST ABOUT WORRIES ON MY MIND RAGTIME BANJO BLUES ROVIN' GAMBLER CAROLINA SUNSET

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE ANGEL BAND EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN WHO WILL SING FOR ME THE OLD CROSS ROADS CRYING HOLY UNTO THE LORD SIDE TWO RANK STRANGERS IT'S ME AGAIN LORD NO MOTHER OR DAD USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROAD MAP GOING UP LET THE CHURCH ROLL ON

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES HIGHWAY OF SORROW UNCLE PEN SHACKLES AND CHAINS I'VE LOST YOU IRON CURTAIN SIDE TWO RUBEN BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY WILD BILL FOX ON THE RUN SOMEHOW TONIGHT

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE PAIN IN MY HEART DON'T CHEAT IN OUR HOME TOWN MENDED FENCES SHUCKIN. THE CORN HERE'S TO THE FIVE STRING BANJO I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT SIDE TWO MULE SKINNER BLUES THIS HEART OF MINE WILD BILL LIVING LIKE A FOOL FIVE STRING RAMBLE IRON CURTAIN

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette

SIDE ONE MOUNTAIN FOLKS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TEENA'S TUNE BLUEGRASS INN #2 NEW MAMA BLUES MOTHER NEED'S NO MARKER LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME SIDE TWO DOWN DEEP CRY CRY DARLING ARE YOU MISSING ME JIMMY BROWN & YOU ARE MY FLOWER STANDING IN ME NEED OF PRAYER ASHES OF LOVE ALL I EVER LOVED WAS YOU

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band Cassette featuring The Unexpected Breakdown

SIDE ONE UNEXPECTED BREAKDOWN MAMA BLUES LONESOME ROAD BLUES BACKUP AND PUSH HOME SWEET HOME DOWN HOME WALTZ PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN SIDE TWO FIVE ON FIVE SOLDIERS JOY AMAZING GRACE FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL REUBEN JOHN HARDY

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band

ROUSTABOUT RUBEN IRON CURTAIN HERE'S TO THE FIVE STRING WAGON WAS NEW PRAYER BELLS OF HEAVEN AMAZING GRACE FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL SWEET LITTLE MISS BLUE EYES 5 STRING RAMBLE TWO DOLLAR BILL I CAN'T GIVE MY HEART AWAY SIGN OF LOVE ROVIN GAMBLER ONLY WAY HOME HOLDING UP THE LADDER RAGTIME BANJO BLUES CAROLINA SUNSET SILVER THREADS & GOLDEN NEEDLES UNEXPECTED BREAKDOWN TRAIN 45

J. Max McKee & The McKee Family Band

COLUMBUS STOCKADE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN MOUNTAIN FOLKS DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH & ROCKIE FOGGY MOUNTAIN SPECIAL IRON CURTAIN NEW MAMA BLUES JIMMY BROWN - YOU ARE MY FLOWER HERE'S TO THE FIVE STRING BANJO STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER WICKED PATH OF SIN I DON'T LOVE NOBODY WOAR MULE ROCK BOTTOM LIVING LIKE A FOOL LITTLE CABIN HOME ON THE HILL MAIDEN'S PRAYER ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL FIVE STRING RAMBLE TEENA'S TUNE