A mandolin master's tribute to keeping your day job

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Johnny Staats |

TED@UPS

• September 2015

By day, Johnny Staats is a UPS package car driver. The rest of the time, he is a world-class bluegrass mandolin, guitar, and violin player. In this short and charming interview, he explains why he kept his day job between shows at the Grand Ole Opry, and how he incorporated his life's passion into his life's work. Followed by infectious bluegrass with electric fingers, he raises a salute to those who follow both dreams and reality.