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Bill & Walter Poster.jpg
Poster for University of Alabama folk singing duo Bill & Walter, c. 1963. Autographed to Herb Trotman. Courtesy Herb Trotman.

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Eddie Hinton Interview (Mark Harrelson).pdf
Interview with Eddie Hinton, recorded circa 1990 by Mark Harrelson, Birmingham, Alabama. Also included—along with the complete audio interview and its print transcript—is a short edited version of the conversation, incorporating music samples and…

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1964 songbook by Florida songwriter Will McLean. Courtesy Herb Trotman.

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Newspaper advertisement for Lucky Leon Davis at Club Robert L, Lovick, Alabama, Birmingham News, October 26, 1961.

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Newspaper advertisement for the Downbeat Club, Ensley, Alabama, featuring Ike "Boss Man" Williams and His Collegians and Lucky Leon Davis and His All-Stars.Huntsville Mirror, November 26, 1960.

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Newspaper advertisement for Reco Lynn, "Mr. Voice of the South," and "Lucky" Leon Davis, "'The Singing Drummer' And His All-Star Band," Club 401, Powderly, Alabama.Birmingham Mirror, March 4, 1961.

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DLH : Kenny Baker Transcript.pdf
Interview with Kenny Baker (1926-2011), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, July 29, 2004. One of bluegrass music’s most revered and influential fiddlers, Baker is best known for his long-running career with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys.A complete print…

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Interview with Bill Bolick of the Blue Sky Boys, conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 9, 2002.

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Interview with Claude Gray (1932-2023), conducted over the phone January 25, 2003, by Darwin Lee Hill.

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DLH : Smokey Stover Transcript.pdf
Interview with country music disc jockey, songwriter, singer, and guitarist Smokey Stover (1928-2005), conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, January 12, 2002.

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Interview with rockabilly and country artist Vernon Taylor, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 15, 2003. [Running time: 1:13:31]In a second interview -- conducted February 11, 2005, for a broadcast commemorating the 1963 deaths of…

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Interview with Lawton Williams, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, Feburary 1, 2003.

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DLH : Howard Vokes Transcript.pdf
Interview with Howard Vokes (1931-2018), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill at the home of Howard Vokes, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Vokes and Hill are joined by Vokes’ old friend, the country artist Hank King.Interview concludes at 32:40 and is followed…

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Lee Elliott, "This Guy Is King of Folk Toys," Winston-Salem Journal, May 2, 1969.

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Hank Daniel, "He Puts Wood Into Almost Any Shape: Presnell's Real Love Is A Three-Stringed Instrument,"Charlotte Observer, September 18, 1965.

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Owen Lewis, "Craftsman Carves Out A Place On Mountain,"Greensboro Daily News, August 15, 1965.

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"Village Of Yesteryear Big Hit With Young, Old At State Fair,"Durham Morning Herald Sun, October 10, 1965.

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Ruby K. Marsh, "Yesteryear Village Demonstrates Handicrafts,"Greensboro Record, October 25, 1961.

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John Parris, "The Magic in Nettie's Fingers," Asheville Citizen-Times, July 25, 1963.

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John Parris, "King of Dulcimer Makers," Asheville Citizen-Times, July 22, 1963.

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