GB. Grayson and Henry Whitter were two of the most influential artists in the early days of country music. Songs they popularized--""Tom Dooley,"" ""Little Maggie,"" ""Handsome Molly,"" and ""Nine Pound Hammer""--are still staples of traditional music. Although the duo sold tens of thousands of records during the 1920s, the details of their lives remain largely unknown. Featuring never before published photographs and interviews with friends and relatives, this book chronicles for the first time the romantic intrigues and tragic deaths that marked their lives and explores the Southern Appalachian culture that shaped their music.…mehr
GB. Grayson and Henry Whitter were two of the most influential artists in the early days of country music. Songs they popularized--""Tom Dooley,"" ""Little Maggie,"" ""Handsome Molly,"" and ""Nine Pound Hammer""--are still staples of traditional music. Although the duo sold tens of thousands of records during the 1920s, the details of their lives remain largely unknown. Featuring never before published photographs and interviews with friends and relatives, this book chronicles for the first time the romantic intrigues and tragic deaths that marked their lives and explores the Southern Appalachian culture that shaped their music.
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Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Nr.45
Josh Beckworth is a high school English teacher. He has received the W. Amos Abrams prize from the North Carolina Folklore Society and published in the North Carolina Folklore Journal. He lives in Crumpler, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Biography and History A Dark Road Is a Hard Road to Travel: Brief Biographies of Grayson and Whitter Straddling the Appalachian Divide: Fries and Laurel Bloomery Henry Whitter and the Creation of Country Music The Long Shadow of G.B. Grayson I Wish I Was Single Again: Marriage and Divorce in the Grayson and Whitter Families Grayson, Whitter and the Hill Billies: Manufacturers of Music James W.M. Grayson, Tom Dula and the Appalachian Civil War The Courthouse Massacre On the Trail of Nancy Blevins The Music Overview The Dance Tunes The Murder Ballads Folksongs of the British Isles The Victorian Songs The Temperance Songs The Railroad Songs The Tin Pan Alley Songs The Comedy Songs American Folk Songs Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Biography and History A Dark Road Is a Hard Road to Travel: Brief Biographies of Grayson and Whitter Straddling the Appalachian Divide: Fries and Laurel Bloomery Henry Whitter and the Creation of Country Music The Long Shadow of G.B. Grayson I Wish I Was Single Again: Marriage and Divorce in the Grayson and Whitter Families Grayson, Whitter and the Hill Billies: Manufacturers of Music James W.M. Grayson, Tom Dula and the Appalachian Civil War The Courthouse Massacre On the Trail of Nancy Blevins The Music Overview The Dance Tunes The Murder Ballads Folksongs of the British Isles The Victorian Songs The Temperance Songs The Railroad Songs The Tin Pan Alley Songs The Comedy Songs American Folk Songs Notes Bibliography Index
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