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Post by carolinablues on Jun 20, 2014 7:38:40 GMT -5
In reading through some of the articles at Appalachian State University, I found a reference to Quentin "Fris" Holloway. Quentin was an old blues pianist from Durham County, in eastern NC. He performed as a blues and jazz pianist and was often seen playing with John Dee Holeman, a blues guitarist. search.ncarts.org/heritage_details.php?id=11453&type=art
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Post by carolinablues on Jun 21, 2014 7:59:43 GMT -5
Listening this morning to a few of Peg Leg Sam Jackson's sides. Peg Leg Sam was an American country blues harmonicist, singer and comedian. He recorded "Fox Chase" and "John Henry", and worked in medicine shows. He gained his nickname following an accident whilst hoboing in 1930. Wikipedia Born: December 18, 1911, Jonesville, SC Died: October 27, 1977
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Post by AlanB on Jun 21, 2014 8:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by carolinablues on Jun 25, 2014 14:33:28 GMT -5
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Post by AlanB on Jun 26, 2014 0:44:01 GMT -5
Most interesting. I remember first reading about him in a 1997 issue of Living Blues. The article was headlined “Who’s Hot: Cootie Stark”
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Post by Admin on Jun 26, 2014 8:36:00 GMT -5
The Ballad of John Henry is a highly recorded song across multiple genre. Since we're discussing Piedmont artists, I have to put in a plug for Doc Watson.
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Post by carolinablues on Jul 2, 2014 15:03:11 GMT -5
Buddy Moss - although not a pure Piedmont Blues artists, Buddy has a lot of the same fingerstyle techniques. Even though his style seems to be a little mixture between Piedmont and Delta blues.
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Post by Admin on Jul 2, 2014 15:14:25 GMT -5
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Post by AlanB on Jul 3, 2014 5:51:37 GMT -5
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Post by carolinablues on Jul 5, 2014 10:22:04 GMT -5
Buddy Moss was quite prolific. Also see other Moss material/ancient interview etc here: talk-music.proboards.com/thread/703/piedmont-east-coast-bluesThanks AlanB. Another of the musicians who played guitar in the Piedmont style was Barbecue Bob Hicks. Robert Hicks was born in Georgia and recorded in the 20's. He was the brother of "Laughng Charley Lincoln".
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Post by carolinablues on Jul 8, 2014 14:39:23 GMT -5
OK...now to discuss a little more in-depth - John Dee Holman (aka Holeman). John Dee Holman was born on a farm in the hills of Orange County, North Carolina on April 4, 1929.He began playing guitar at the age of 14. His first teachers were his uncle and his cousin, both blues musicians in fingerstyle guitar, a distinctive approach to the blues found throughout the Carolinas and Virginia hill country east of the Appalachians. John listened to Piedmont masters such as Blind Boy Fuller as well as those who had recorded in the Delta style. The Delta left a deep mark on his playing. John began playing professionally at house parties in his early teens and added buck and tap dancing to his act in his early twenties.
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Post by AlanB on Jul 9, 2014 3:49:24 GMT -5
For what it's worth here's his entry in Robert Ford's Blues Bibliography (page 443). In the intervening decade it's probably grown.
JOHN DEE HOLEMAN BH1227. Anon. “John Dee Holeman and Quentin ‘Fris’ Holloway, Blues Musician and Buckdancers.” North Carolina Folklore Journal 44, no. 1/2 (1997): 91-92.
BH1228. Duffy, Timothy; Taj Mahal. “John Dee Holeman.”, in Music Makers, pp. 82-83. Athens: Hill Street, 2002.
BH1229. Govenar, Alan. John Dee Holeman: Piedmont Blues de Caroline du Nord. France: Inédit CD 260043, c1993.
BH1230. Komara, Edward. “Holeman, John Dee.”, in Encyclopedia of the Blues. Vol. 1: A-J, ed. E. Komara, p. 448 (Item E162).
BH1231. Martin, D.C. “John Dee Holeman - John Jackson.” Jazz Magazine [France] no. 414 (Apr 1992): 10.
BH1232. Palmer, Amanda. “Don’t Start Me Talkin’.” Blueprint 2, no. 47 (May 2001): 6.
BH1233. Pearson, Barry Lee. “North Carolina Blues: John Dee Holeman: Bull City Blues.” Living Blues no. 107 (Jan/Feb 1993): 31-32.
BH1234. Speas, Ralph; Walker (i.e. Welker), Gaile. “Tra Tabacco, Escavatori, Salsicce e Chitarre: John Dee Holeman.” Il Blues no. 70 (Mar 2000): 14-19.
BH1235. Stephenson, Mike; Irvine, Les. “Mike Stephenson and Les Irvine Interview Piedmont Bluesman John Dee Holeman.” Blues & Rhythm no. 170 (Jun 2002): 15.
BH1236. Wilson, Joe. John Dee Holeman: Bull City After Dark. USA: Silver Spring CT SS 211, 1991.
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Post by Admin on Jul 9, 2014 6:43:51 GMT -5
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Post by carolinablues on Jul 9, 2014 10:47:39 GMT -5
Thanks Alan for those refs. Do you have that intervire from B&R.
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Post by AlanB on Jul 9, 2014 11:05:04 GMT -5
Thanks Alan for those refs. Do you have that intervire from B&R. Unfortunately not, I stopped all my magazine subscriptions in December 1999. Bluesescorpio of this parish maybe a subscriber but if not I'll gladly ask somebody to scan it.
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