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Biography
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The Baldknobbers
Members: Tom Bilyeu, Roger Blevins (2), Gene Dove, Howard Hale, Garry White (6), Bill Mabe, Jim Mabe, Lyle Mabe, Joe Griffin (2), Hiroshi "Mike" Ito
Began over 50 years ago...It was in 1959 that the Mabe brothers (Jim, Lyle, Bill & Bob) created a legacy of country music and comedy that would forever change the face of family entertainment in the Ozarks. Adopting the name of an old Ozarks vigilante group, it was on the downtown Branson lakefront that the “Baldknobbers” paved their way into America’s musical history.