Dr. Richard Ferrara was born in Morgantown, West Virginia; a friendly, rural, slightly southern community with traditional patriotic American values. Growing up in this environment contributed to his love of the banjo and the popular music of his times. The songs in his albums reflect upon his background and personality.
Doc Ferrara started playing banjo at the age of 33 when he was given a banjo lesson by Eddie Peabody, a famous banjoist who became his friend.
During his years of medical practice in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the banjo was his constant companion. It was brought along on all vacations with his wife and five children. He began recording banjo music as a gift to his grandchildren, relatives and friends. It has now become a happy avocation in his retirement from the practice of dermatology.
