Billy Joe "Bill" Sutter is Lynn Sutter Adler's father. (Lynn being one half of the duo Adler & Hearne, for clarification as to why this man's music is on this duo's Band Camp page!) He is pictured here with his daughter Lynn and wife of 66 years, Jan..

As of the publishing of Bill Sutter's recordings here on our Band Camp page, Lynn's parents reside together in Assisted Living at St. Luke's Nursing Center in Carthage, MO. In fact, on June 26, 2019, Bill and Jan celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary.

As Lynn says, "Dad wrote this fun song years ago and has regaled many a roomful of folks with his "Banjo Picker on a flop-eared mule" CB-era humorous story song. It's right in check with all the reasons my cousins always have called him "Wild Uncle Bill."

We think you'll get a kick out of this one.

It is our family's hope that in making Bill's beautiful (and in this case FUN) music making available to a wider audience, additional funds might be raised to put toward their Assisted Living care.

When you download Bill's music from this site - whatever donation amount you choose to pay for your download/s goes toward the purpose described above. Our family thanks you from the heart for providing some much-needed support, in exchange for these beautiful songs.

This song composed and performed by Lynn's father was recorded as an after thought (and never officially released) -- on the same day Bill recorded his 10-song CD "Songs Of My Journey" (just prior to his his 75th birthday in 2007), also posted here on our Adler & Hearne Band Camp page.

"Banjo Picker" was recorded, mixed and mastered at Siesta Ranch Studios outside Winnsboro, TX near Adler & Hearne's home - the Spring Hollow Organic Song Farm.

Bill is a retired Baptist minister of music and prolific song writer. In addition to his calling to music ministry, his life's work has included the roles of teacher, composer, arranger and music clinician. Bill also enjoyed many years as piano tuner and technician. He retired from First Baptist Church, Carthage, MO some years ago, followed by interim work at area churches including Grace Episcopal Church in Carthage. Other churches he's served through the years were in the cities of Muskogee, OK, Ada, OK, Amarillo, TX, Charlotte, NC, Jacksonville, FL, Miami, OK and Salem, VA. These days Bill is constant companion to Jan, and ever true to his calling -- he continues to minister through music to his St. Luke's community at the piano for chapel services and morning devotions in the dining room.