On Sunday, February 19, 2012, there will be a Bluegrass Benefit show for Minnie (McGinnis) Necessary, beloved wife of the late Frank Necessary.
This benefit is to help Ms. Necessary with overwhelming funeral and medical expenses. After spending almost 9 months in the hospital, Frank Necessary passed away on December 15, 2011 at his home where he was able to be for only 24 hours before his passing.
Frank Necessary, highly under-rated for his banjo talents, has been leader or co-leader of some fine Bluegrass bands over the years. A native of Kentucky, Frank learned his first guitar chords at the age of 7. However, Frank never really got serious about music until he was doing Air Force duty in Germany in the late 50’s. By the mid-60’s, he found himself in the Baltimore/Washington area working in a variety of bands including those of Buzz Busby, Patsy Stoneman, and a band called the Spruce Mountain Boys.
