Allen Shelton was an American five-string banjo player mostly known for being a member of the bluegrass band Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys since the 1960s.
Shelton was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on July 2, 1936.
Shelton started playing the banjo when he was fourteen.
His father Troy Shelton was a guitar player mainly but also played fiddle, Mando, and some banjo.
A local named Junior Boggs showed him some three-finger style..