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Earl Johnson (fiddler)
Robert Earl Johnson (August 24, 1886 in Gwinnett County, Georgia – May 31, 1965) was an old time fiddler who was influenced by the music of Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers. Biography Johnson learned to play the fiddle at an early age with some assistance from his father. When he was young, he used to practice with his two brothers, Albert on banjo and Ester on guitar.Bogdanov 2003, p. 385. Between 1920 and 1934, he was a regular participant at the Atlanta Fiddlers' Convention.Daniel 2001, p. 75. In 1923, Albert and Ester were victims of an epidemic.Russell 2007, p. 46. The same year, Johnson joined Fiddlin' John Carson's ''Virginia Reelers'' and within two years made his first recordings on Paramount Records. Initially, he recorded with the ''Dixie String Band'' and Arthur Tanner. He became the Georgia state fiddle champion of 1926 in Atlanta.Daniel 2001, p. 76. Johnson formed the ''Dixie Entertainers'' with guitarist Byrd Moore and banjoist Emmett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 2020 United States census, 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County). Its county seat is Lawrenceville, Georgia, Lawrenceville. The county is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett County is included in the Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located about 10 miles northeast of Atlanta's city limits. History In 1813, Fort Daniel was created during the War of 1812 in territory that would become Gwinnett County. The county was created in 1818 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, Gwinnett County was formed from parts of Jackson County, Georgia, Jackson County (form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Records
Paramount Records was an American record label known for its recordings of jazz and blues in the 1920s and early 1930s, including such artists as Ma Rainey, Tommy Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson. Early years Paramount Records was formed in 1918 by United Phonographs, a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Chair Company, which trademarked its record brand from Port Washington and began issuing records the following year on the Puritan and Paramount labels. Puritan lasted only until 1927, but Paramount, based in the factory of its parent company in Grafton, Wisconsin, published some of the nation's most important early blues recordings between 1929 and 1932. The label's offices were located in Port Washington, Wisconsin and the pressing plant was located at 1819 S. Green Bay Road in Grafton. The label was managed by Fred Dennett Key. The Wisconsin Chair Company made wooden phonograph cabinets for Edison Records. In 1915 it started making its own phonographs in the name of its subsidiary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Gwinnett County, Georgia
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1965 Deaths
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1886 Births
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Southern Old-time Fiddlers
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American Fiddlers
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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" is a song written by African-American James A. Bland in 1880. It has acquired the status of a folk song, and is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 11,733. Recordings The song has been recorded many times, in a variety of styles including country, cajun, jazz, mountain, bluegrass, rock and roll, and acoustic and electric blues. Recordings by artists having Wikipedia articles include: * Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett (1926) * Kelly Harrell (1926), Victor 20103 * Earl Johnson (1927) (unreleased) * Ernest V. Stoneman (1927) Edison Record 11481 * Sid Harkreader and Grady Moore (1927) Paramount Records 3022 * Karl Radlach and His Orchestra (directed by Bernie Cummins) (1930) * Cléoma Breaux (1937), Decca 17059 * Jerry Lee Lewis (1956), Sun Records * Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album '' 101 Gang Songs'' (1961) * Vern Williams and Ray Parks (1966), ''The Cabale, Berkeley, CA'' * Norman Blake, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiddlin' John Carson
"Fiddlin'" John Carson (March 23, 1868 – December 11, 1949) was an American old-time fiddler and singer who recorded what is widely considered to be the first country music song featuring vocals and lyrics. Early life Carson was born near McCaysville in Fannin County, Georgia. He moved to Cobb County in his youth. His father worked as a section foreman for the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. In his teens, Carson learned to play the fiddle, using an old Stradivari-copy violin brought from Ireland in the early 18th century.Malone, McCulloh 1975, p. 17.Miller 1996, p. 73. In his teens, he worked as a racehorse jockey. In 1894, Carson married, and a couple of years later, in 1900, he began working for the Exposition Cotton Mills in Atlanta, followed by work in other cotton mills of the Atlanta area for the next twenty years, eventually being promoted to foreman.Wolfe 2001, p. 65. In 1911, Carson's family moved to Cabbagetown, Georgia and he and his childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
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Fiddle
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and classical violins. For example, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to reduce the range of bow-arm motion needed for techniques such as the double shuffle, a form of bariolage involving rapid alternation between pairs of adjacent strings. To produce a "brighter" tone than the deep tones of gut or synthetic core strings, fiddlers often use steel strings. The fiddle is part of many traditional (folk) styles, which are typically aural traditions—taught " by ear" rather than via written music. Fiddling is the act of playing the fiddle, and fiddlers are musicians that play it. Among musical styles, fiddling tends to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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