VA HR43

Honors Marvin Ashby, Sr., a renowned guitarist from Winchester, Virginia, who died on July 25, 2025, after nearly 50 years of performing across the mid-Atlantic region

Recognizes his musical career spanning from his first band Mainline in 1975 through multiple groups including Desperado, Smokey Hollow Band, and culminating with Marvin Ashby and High Octane (2010-2024), which recorded seven albums

Notes his 2019 solo album "Hometown Blues" and his 2023 memoir "Marvin Ashby: My Musical Journey – The Story of a Lefty's Passion"

Acknowledges his career as a master carpenter specializing in custom cabinetry and his residence in Hedgesville, West Virginia

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of the resolution to his surviving family, including sons Marvin Jr. and Jedadiah and partner Joan