Randy Hart
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Oral History Information
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Job Title
Staff Musician
Company Name
Grand Ole Opry
Randy Hart has played piano and keyboards since he was a kid, however, his early career in the music industry was booking bands in the Washington DC area. One such band was Tractor, for which Randy was a big fan. One night backstage, Randy sat at the piano and began playing many of the band's songs. They were so impressed they hired him to hit the road with them. The band took Randy to Los Angeles where another part of his career developed when he became a studio musician. He met Roger Miller during a session in 1978 and soon toured with Roger, becoming his manager and Musical Director for over eight years. In 2014 Randy was hired as the staff band’s keyboardist for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, a gig he calls “heaven.”