| Portion of title |
Masters of southern fiddling |
| Contents |
Introduction: the commercial fiddling tradition -- The oldest recorded fiddling styles -- The recordings of Eck Robertson -- Across the Amerikee: the story of uncle Jimmy Thompson -- Fiddlin' powers and his family -- Mr. Grayson's train -- Doc Roberts: behind the masks -- Clayton McMichen: the reluctant hillbilly -- Kessinger -- The odyssey of Arthur Smith -- Bob Wills, fiddler -- Slim Miller of Renfro Valley -- The mystery of "The black mountain rag" -- "Over the waves": notes toward a history -- Tommy Jackson: portrait of a Nashville session fiddler -- Ernie Hodges: from Coal Creek to Bach. |
| Abstract |
The key players and favorite tunes in the commercial emergence of Southern fiddling in the first half of the twentieth century are the focus of this lucid and engaging study. Drawing on such seldom-tapped resources as small regional newspapers, personal correspondence, and rare interviews with the fiddlers themselves as well as their families, the author conjures up vivid portraits of the individuals who fashioned this distinctly American music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references, discography (pages 217-218), and index. |
| LCCN | 96051254 |
| ISBN | 0826512836 (cloth : alk. paper) |
