Herbert Mayfield

Herbert Earl Mayfield
Born	(1920-12-20)December 20, 1920 Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Died	May 29, 2008(2008-05-29) (aged 87) Amarillo, Texas
Residence	Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas
Nationality	American
Occupation	Musician; Welder
Spouse(s)	Dorothy McLain Mayfield (born 1931; married 1952 – his death)
Children	Bryan C. Mayfield Britt Mayfield Marla Morgan Wilson Three grandchildren
Notes
(1) Herb Mayfield is remembered for his musical talents with the Mayfield Brothers, but he earned his living as a welder for cattle feedlots in West Texas. (2) Mayfield was active in civic affairs in his adopted hometown of Dimmitt, Texas, having been president of the rodeo association and a member of the fair board. (3) Mayfield and his brother, Smokey Mayfield, both fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

Bryan C. Mayfield
Britt Mayfield
Marla Morgan Wilson

(1) Herb Mayfield is remembered for his musical talents with the Mayfield Brothers, but he earned his living as a welder for cattle feedlots in West Texas.
(2) Mayfield was active in civic affairs in his adopted hometown of Dimmitt, Texas, having been president of the rodeo association and a member of the fair board.

Herbert Earl Mayfield (December 20, 1920 – May 29, 2008) was a bluegrass musician and a member of the Mayfield Brothers band of West Texas. Playing the mandolin and the guitar, Mayfield played alongside his brothers, Thomas Edd Mayfield and Arlie V. "Smokey" Mayfield.

In the late 1940s, the Mayfield Brothers were warmup musicians in Lubbock and Amarillo for Tennessee Ernie Ford, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Hank Snow, and other Country groups.

After World War II, the trio went on the circuit playing Bluegrass until Edd left the band to join Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys.

Mayfield was born in Erick in Beckham County in southwestern Oklahoma to William Fletcher Mayfield (died 1952), and the former Penelope Drake (died 1937). In January 1931, he moved with his family to Dimmitt, the seat of Castro County near Lubbock. He graduated from Dimmitt High School and was awarded a basketball scholarship to college. During World War II, Mayfield served in the United States Army Air Corps, the forerunner to the Air Force. He participated in troop movements during the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge, in which his brother Smokey also fought.