Person · Male

Wayne Benson

From: Charlotte
Since: 1969–present
Releases: 9

bluegrass

About

John Wayne Benson is an American mandolinist and songwriter in the bluegrass tradition. He is best known for his unique approach to the mandolin, and his long-term involvement with Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out.

From Wayne Benson on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Livewire 1989–now mandolin
IIIrd Tyme Out 1993–now
The John Cowan Band 2004–2007

Discography

Albums 9

Bluegrass ’95 1995
Bluegrass ’96 1996
Bluegrass ’97 1997
Bluegrass ’98 1998
Bluegrass '99 1999
Bluegrass 2000 2000
Bluegrass 2001 2001
An Instrumental Anthology 2003 Apple Music
The Mandolin Chronicles 2013

Married

Kristin Scott Benson now

Also known as

John Wayne Benson

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 8c756e18-8a0f-4d87-9b1f-7cb780d1a4f3
IPI: 00180031316

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.