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Bascom Lamar Lunsford

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    Lost John Dean
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    I Shall Not Be Moved
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    Intro: Banjos Prepare For Battle, The / Bluegrass Breakdown
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    Randy Lynn Rag

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Music From South Turkey Creek

Oct 2009
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Smoky Mountain Ballads

Jan 1953

Biography

Many a clog dance has been performed to the music of Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Mostly recorded in the 1920s, his Appalachian folk songs often reveal dualities: they are both eerie and festive, lovelorn and romantic. His dexterous banjo picking combines with a crooning mountain voice that can make your hair stand on end. Lunsford was one of the first pastoral musicians to put stories of his life into his songs in a way that captivated listeners and earned him the title among many country and folk music enthusiasts as the king of folk music.

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