It might be misleading to say the foundation of Deering Banjo Co. was built on a bikini and a church youth group, but not by much. Both played a key role in the birth of this plucky Spring Valley ...
It all started with the Kingston Trio. One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the ...