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Roscoe Holcomb
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford
26,482 listeners
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Clarence Ashley
38,044 listeners
"Tom" Clarence Ashley (Clarence Earl McCurry, Bristol, Tennessee, September 29, 1895 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 2, 1… read more"Tom" Clarence Ashley (Clarence Earl McCurry, Bristol, Tennessee, September 29, 1895 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 2, 1967) was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medici… read more"Tom" Clarence Ashley (Clarence Earl McCurry, Bristol, Tennessee, September 29, 1895 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 2, 1967) was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911… read more
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Ola Belle Reed
30,741 listeners
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Buell Kazee
30,760 listeners
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Uncle Dave Macon
31,602 listeners
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
168,198 listeners
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Doc Watson
228,574 listeners
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Skip James
255,260 listeners
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Nora Brown
45,406 listeners
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