The first time I heard of Roscoe was through an anecdote told to me by a trembling old man in the music section of Half Priced Books in Houston. "...and so his little girl went ahead and got married, and Roscoe played and played throughout the night till every body went to sleep exhausted, only to wake up to a gopher-a-plenty awaiting them."
I don't really know if that's true or not, but I hope it is. Roscoe Holcomb, discovered by Library of Congress's Folkways Productions, picked up the banjo when the Depression came on. That's Depression with a capital "d." Making a little money was all he originally wanted to do but he found he could play tunes upon tunes, and time tells that he truly is an American MAAAAAAAAAAAASTER musician.
Be ready for treble
Tracklist
01 - Moonshiner
02 - Old Smoky
03 - Little Birdie
04 - House in New Orleans
05 - Trouble in Mind
06 - The Wandering Boy
07 - Hook and Line
08 - Married Life Blues
09 - Omie Wise
10 - Willow Tree
11 - Boat's Up the River
12 - In the Pines
13 - Fox Chase
14 - Little Gray Mule
15 - I'm a Free Little Bird
16 - Little Bessie
17 - Motherless Children
18 - Darlin' Corey
19 - Roll On Buddy
20 - A Village Churchyard
21 - Walk Around My Bedside
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Thanks Roxy : )
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