Blind Joe Mangrum
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| Born | March 29, 1856 Dresden, Tennessee |
| Died | January 13, 1932 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
Blind Joe Mangrum (March 29, 1856 - January 13, 1932) was a fiddler[1] who toured as a vaudeville showman and recorded with Victor Records. He recorded with Fred Shriver. He was one of the first stars of Grand Ole Opry.[2] He was the second oldest fiddler to record. He placed high in a Henry Ford sponsored contest.[3]
He was born in Dresden, Tennessee[4] and grew up in Paducah, Kentucky.[5] He played the Grand Ole Opry.[4][6] He's noted in an interview of Rube Roland Elrod and Everett Cummins.[7]
Discography
He recorded several duets on Victor Records with Fred Shriver playing the piano accordion.[8]
- "Bill Cheatam" (1928)[9]
- "Bacon and Cabbage" (1928)
- "The Rose Waltz" (1928)
- "Mammoth Cave Waltz" (1928)
- "Cradle Song" (1928)[10][11]
References
- ↑ Oermann, Robert K. (October 4, 1999). "A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music". TV Books – via Google Books.
- ↑ Wilkes, J. D. (October 22, 2013). "Barn Dances & Jamborees Across Kentucky". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
- ↑ Wolfe, Charles K. (October 4, 1998). "The Devil's Box: Masters of Southern Fiddling". Country Music Foundation Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://mclib.net/blogs/history/?p=888
- ↑ Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (September 17, 2009). "Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
- ↑ "blind joe mangrum plays grand ole pry". August 3, 1929. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Interview with Rube Roland Elrod & Everett Cummins | Pass the Word". passtheword.ky.gov.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=1rscEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA40&dq=blind+joe+mangrum&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizy76f57DzAhVqRjABHSIUAp44ChDoAXoECAcQAw
- ↑ "No Depression". No Depression. October 4, 2001 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Mangrum, Blind Joe - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- ↑ Russell, Tony; Pinson, Bob (October 7, 2004). "Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
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