Old-Time / Folk Revival
Clarence Ashley
Clarence Ashley was a key figure in the medicine show circuit, an entertainment format where Black and white musicians frequently intermingled and traded repertoires. His landmark 1929 recording of 'The Coo Coo Bird'...
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Clarence Ashley was a key figure in the medicine show circuit, an entertainment format where Black and white musicians frequently intermingled and traded repertoires. His landmark 1929 recording of 'The Coo Coo Bird' features modal, bluesy banjo tunings and a haunting vocal delivery. He was later central to the folk revival through his association with Doc Watson and the New Lost City Ramblers orbit.
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Show 66: The Appalachian Tradition in BluesShow 93: Hillbilly Blues, Pt. 1: Early Country Blues Crossover
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