Joseph Emmett Mainer grew up on a farm in the mountains and learned to play the banjo and fiddle from an early age. Since Wade, his brother, also was interested in learning to play the banjo, he left that to Wade and concentrated on the fiddle. Soon, Mainer began performing at local country barn dances. He found work at a textile mill in Knoxville, Tennessee but moved to Concord, North Carolina in 1922 for another work in a mill. Mainer’s fame as a fiddler rose and sponsored by the Crazy Water Crystals, he and his newly formed band made their radio debut on WBT in Charlotte, North C… read more
Joseph Emmett Mainer grew up on a farm in the mountains and learned to play the banjo and fiddle from an early age. Since Wade, his brother, also was interested in learning to play the banjo, he left that to Wade and concentrated on the fiddle. Soon, Mainer began performing at local country b… read more
Joseph Emmett Mainer grew up on a farm in the mountains and learned to play the banjo and fiddle from an early age. Since Wade, his brother, also was interested in learning to play the banjo, he left that to Wade and concentrated on the fiddle. Soon, Mainer began performing at local country barn dances. He found work at a textile mill in Knoxville, Tennessee but … read more
