Traditional Musicians of the Central Blue Ridge: Old Time, Early Country, Folk and Bluegrass Label Recording Artists, With Discographies (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies)

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The Central Blue Ridge, taking within the mountainous regions of northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, is well known for its musical traditions. Long recognized as probably the most richest repositories of folksong in the US, the Central Blue Ridge has also been a prolific source of commercial recording, starting in 1923 with Henry Whitter’s “hillbilly” music and continuing into the 21st century with such chart-topping acts as James King, Ronnie Bowman and Doc Watson. Unrivaled in tradition, unequaled in acclaim and unprecedented in influence, the Central Blue Ridge can claim to have contributed to the musical landscape of Americana up to or more than every other region in the US. This reference work–a part of McFarland’s continuing series of Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies–provides complete biographical and discographical information on more than 75 traditional recording (major commercial label) artists who’re natives of or lived most commonly within the northwestern North Carolina counties of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes, and the southwestern Virginia counties of Carroll and Grayson. Number one recordings in addition to appearances on anthologies are included within the discographies. A chronological overview of the music is provided within the Introduction, and the Foreword is by the celebrated musician Bobby Patterson, founder of the Mountain and Heritage record labels.

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