Calvin Scott "Scotty" Stoneman, born in 1932, was an American bluegrass and country fiddler. He learned to play from his maternal grandfather Bill Frost and began his career with the early incarnation of the Stoneman Family band called Pop Stoneman and the Little Pebbles. In 1962, success in the Washington, DC area led to a guest spot on the Grand Ole Opry show. Following this breakthrough, he moved to Nashville and joined the Kentucky Colonels in 1964 after leaving his family band. He was praised by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead for his wild, improvisational style. He struggled with alcoholism throughout his life and stopped playing music in the early '70s to quit drinking. He died in March 1973 of alcohol poisoning.
