inct ▁dis cal ▁spot ▁and ▁the ▁unders ide ▁is ▁un icol orous ▁grey . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M ic ron oct u ini ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁Albert ▁Green ▁Hop kins ▁( 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁( Al ▁Hop kins ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁music ian , ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁what ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁country ▁music ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁origin ated ▁the ▁earlier ▁design ation ▁of ▁this ▁music ▁as ▁" hill b illy ▁music ", ▁though ▁not ▁without ▁qual ms ▁about ▁its ▁pe jor ative ▁con notation . ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁played ▁piano , ▁an ▁unusual ▁instrument ▁for ▁App al ach ian ▁music . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁fame ▁( which ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁several ▁names : ▁The ▁Hill ▁Bill ies , ▁Al ▁Hop kins ' ▁Original ▁Hill ▁Bill ies , ▁and ▁Al ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁His ▁Buck le ▁B ust ers ) ▁came ▁various ly ▁from ▁Hop kins ' ▁own ▁W ata uga ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁from ▁Gray son ▁and ▁Car roll ▁Count ies ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁Although ▁the ▁group ▁formed ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁in ▁Gal ax , ▁Virginia , ▁they ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁performed ▁regularly ▁on ▁W RC . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁they ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country