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Ted - Plays banjo and acoustic guitar.

Edd - Does most of the lead singing and plays acoustic guitar and harmonica.

Jeff - Plays electric guitar, violin , mandolin, hammered dulcimer and key board.

Marcus - Plays bass and acoustic guitar.

    About Williams's Boys

    Being born into a musical family has its advantages. Ted, Edd, Jeff, and Marcus are the only four children of William and Sarah Byler. Throughout their growing up years “God and family” were the top priorities in the Byler home. Evenings were often spent singing and playing new songs on an old weather-worn guitar that followed them on many camping trips and outings in the Missouri Ozarks. The brothers grew up on back-home country living, and learned almost all of their music on their own. Their music tastes were influenced by the local bluegrass and hillbilly styles of the 1980’s around Branson, Missouri.

    The Byler family moved to North Idaho in 1990 to help in a church planting effort. There the boys started an informal band (with no name) singing at church functions and local prison ministries. On September 11, 1999 two very close friends of the boys were killed in a tragic airplane accident, leaving behind wives and 8 children. Brothers Jon and Danny Byler were double first cousins of the boys, and had shared many adventures with them. At the urging of other family members Ted, Edd, Jeff, and Marcus committed to putting some of their songs on a recording, commemorating the lives of Jon and Danny.

    It was not until the recording was completed that the new band decided on a name. Remembering that for years they had been just introduced with: “William’s boys will be singing this evening,” it was only natural to continue as “William’s Boys” in honor of their father. Jeff is the songwriter of the group. He has written several songs, five of which appear on the El Dorado album. Jeff also plays electric guitar, violin, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, and keyboards. Edd does most of the lead singing and plays the acoustic guitar. He also plays harmonica and banjo. Marcus sings and plays bass guitar in the band, while Ted sings harmony and plays a little banjo.

    So far William’s Boys have recorded only one album, El Dorado. Songs on the album are themed on heaven and Christian living. Other commitments have made it difficult to organize a second album, though they hope to do another one sometime. In 2001 Jeff was ordained to the ministry in the Kootenai Valley Mennonite Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, where he serves with William, who was ordained bishop at the congregation in 2000. Jeff has spent many months in the past years involved in mission work in the Dominican Republic. All four boys and their father work together at a manufacturing business which they own and operate.