November 10, 2025 was declared Lost and Found Day by the town of Rocky Mount, VA in an official proclamation. The town is quite close to where the group was officially headquartered in Ferrum, VA, and many of their classic albums from the 1970s were recorded in Rocky Mount.
The proclamation mentioned by name the four original members: Allen Mills, Gene Parker, Dempsey Young, and Roger Handy. Their records brought a new sound to bluegrass music, and helped put the region surrounding Roanoke, VA on the map as a hot bed of bluegrass in the ’70s and ’80s.
Surviving original members were surprised by an announcement on November 9 during the Dan Tyminski concert at The Harvester Performance Center in town, where the proclamation was read to the crowd. Friend of the band Joyce Norris had urged them to attend, and guitarist Roger Handy and banjo player Gene Parker were in the audience. Lynette Young, Dempsey’s widow, represented him at the concert. Unfortunately., Allen Mills had been unable to be there…